small arm

small arm

noun

Definition of SMALL ARM

: a handheld firearm (as a handgun or shoulder arm) —usually used in plural

Examples of SMALL ARM

1. <the soldiers keep their small arms securely in their holsters when not on patrol>

First Known Use of SMALL ARM

1685

Related to SMALL ARM

Synonyms: arm, firearm, heat [slang], piece, gun

Related Words: derringer, forty-five (or .45), gat [slang], handgun, pistol, revolver, rod [slang], roscoe [slang], sidearm, six-gun, six-shooter, zip gun; self-loader, semiautomatic; blunderbuss, breechloader, culverin, fieldpiece, firelock, flintlock, harquebus (or arquebus), matchlock, musket, rifle, shotgun, smoothbore, twenty-two (or .22); AK-47, assault rifle, assault weapon, automatic, carbine, machine gun, machine pistol, repeater, submachine gun, tommy gun; speargun

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