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small arms

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-normally

Examples

  • The helicopter was attacked by small arms fire.

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕兵器 /轻兵器 (qīngbīngqì) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕武器 /轻武器 (qīngwǔqì) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕型武器 /轻型武器 (qīngxíng wǔqì) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小型武器 (xiǎoxíng wǔqì) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Finnish: pienase — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • French: petites armes — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • German: Kleinwaffe — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Japanese: 小火器 (shōkaki) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Russian: стрелко́вое ору́жие (strelkóvoje orúžije) — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Spanish: armas pequeñas — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Swahili: silaha ndogo ndogo — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Swedish: handeldvapen — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • Swedish: eldhandvapen — firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person