carbine
nounfeminine/kɐɾɐˈbinɐ/medium
ca·ra·bi·na
Definition
A portable firearm with a long barrel, semi-automatic or repeating action, of a caliber smaller than a rifle, used for hunting or sport shooting.
The hunter carried a carbine for wild boar.
He won a shooting competition with a carbine.
Common collocations
hunting carbineair carbinecarbine sightcarbine shooting
Etymology
Do francês 'carabine', possivelmente do árabe 'qarāb' (arma de fogo).