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 Sort of small arms warfare, where they were harassed for months in one of these sad situations where the cops wouldn’t intervene. —

Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 The Russia-Ukraine War began as a fairly standard 21st-century conventional war, marked by huge armored columns trying to take key cities and military installations, air assaults, close air support, and small arms gunbattles. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for small arm

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First responders immediately began providing aid to the injured man, who had accidentally shot himself in the hand while unloading his firearm at the conclusion of a shooting session, officials said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
All firearms were legally possessed, no foul play is suspected, and the shooting appears accidental, police said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026