Synonyms of small arms

small arms

noun

plural of small arm

as in guns

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

• guns
• firearms
• rifles
• arms
• pistols
• zip guns
• handguns
• pieces
• revolvers
• heat
• machine guns
• harquebuses
• shotguns
• submachine guns
• machine pistols
• culverins
• fieldpieces
• assault weapons
• assault rifles
• six-guns
• sidearms
• tommy guns
• forty-fives
• derringers
• muskets
• roscoes
• semiautomatics
• blunderbusses
• smoothbores
• six-shooters
• matchlocks
• firelocks
• self-loaders
• rods
• twenty-twos
• flintlocks
• carbines
• automatics
• breechloaders
• gats
• repeaters
• spearguns
• AK-47s

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of small arms

Earlier, Rostec also highlighted that small arms’ performance characteristics remain unchanged when using the Mnogotochie, eliminating the need for modifications or installation of attachments. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Those women and girls made millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, as well as cannonballs and explosives for the war effort. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 26 June 2026

While some videos include a soundtrack of small arms fire, there is little sign of the mobile fire groups of volunteers armed with anti-aircraft machine guns which Russia is now deploying at scale. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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

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