Thesaurus results for SMALL ARM

small arm

noun

as in firearm

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder the soldiers keep their small arms securely in their holsters when not on patrol

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Recent Examples of small arm View gallery - 6 images With a simple switch of a magazine, the Drone Round is claimed to turn a standard NATO caliber small arm into a drone-killing weapon that combines the scattershot of a shotgun with the speed, power and rapid fire of an infantry assault rifle. —

David Szondy april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026 News reports said the helicopters faced small arms fire but made it out safely with the pilot. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 The suspension applies to at least a part of SIG Sauer, a major small arms maker based in Switzerland and Germany. —

Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026 During the past few years, the Houthis have become less reliant on Iran for weapons, smuggling in drone components from Chinese companies and small arms from the Horn of Africa. —

Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for small arm

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Before the children could respond, the suspects allegedly grabbed the cash box, with one flashing a black firearm tucked into his waistband.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The 15-year-old boy is charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor and tampering with/fabricating physical evidence.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 14 June 2026