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carbine: Meaning and Definition of

car•bine

Pronunciation: (kär'bēn, -bīn), [key]
— n.
  1. a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
  2. (formerly) a short rifle used in the cavalry.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
carbide carbineer
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