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 Still, no small arm matches its raw stopping power within its effective range. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025 Producer and colleague Monika Evstatieva and I were in that convoy, took small arms fire, but were unharmed. —

Tom Bowman, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025 Alkhatib warned that Hamas may try to retain small arms to exert control over pockets of Gaza and seek to influence any technocratic governing structure meant to reconstruct the enclave and pave the way for self-governance. —

Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025 Hanging from the fence was a backpack and a reusable shopping bag — each containing a plate capable of stopping small arms fire, according to prosecutors. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for small arm

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Johnson and a woman in the apartment at the time of the search, Melissa Lincks-Morpeau, 44, of Boston, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
In accordance with department policy, the officer who fired his firearm has been placed on administrative leave while Internal Affairs conducts an administrative investigation.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026