Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firearm
• gun
• rifle
• arm
• pistol
• zip gun
• handgun
• revolver
• heat
• shotgun
• piece
• machine gun
• musket
• machine pistol
• submachine gun
• sidearm
• tommy gun
• derringer
• assault rifle
• assault weapon
• semiautomatic
• roscoe
• harquebus
• automatic
• culverin
• six-shooter
• smoothbore
• rod
• blunderbuss
• gat
• matchlock
• flintlock
• firelock
• carbine
• six-gun
• breechloader
• forty-five
• fieldpiece
• repeater
• twenty-two
• self-loader
• speargun
• AK-47

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of small arm

Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

In some cases, small arms fire and high rate-of-fire machine guns have proved effective against low-flying drones. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

In the virtual panel discussion last week, union leaders described the Lake City facility as the largest producer of small arms ammunition for the armed forces. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026

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