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carbineers

carbineers is the plural of carbineer.

Meaning of carbineer

Noun

carbineer (plural carbineers)

  1. A soldier armed with a carbine.
    • The prisoner flung him off with a force scarcely to be expected from one of his slight figure, and, turning quickly, said, "Let me die like a man!—whatever is my death, let me face it!" No further effort was made to blindfold him; but the carbineers formed their deadly rank, looking, however...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 76

Questions about carbineers

What is carbineers the plural of?
Carbineers is the plural of carbineer.

Words near carbineers in the dictionary

  1. Carbin
  2. carbinamine
  3. carbinamines
  4. carbine
  5. carbineer
  6. carbineers
  7. carbines
  8. carbinette
  9. carbinettes
  10. carbing up
  11. carbinier

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