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Plural of carbine

regular plural

The plural of carbine is carbines.

Forms of carbine

Singularcarbine /ˈkɑː.biːn/
Pluralcarbines
Countablecountable

Carbines in a sentence

  • All carried laser carbines, grenades, missile launchers, mines—a whole panoply of death.2008, Neal Asher, Prador Moon. From the entry xenopathology
  • Lo, returning from a strike, land at the Dulag Airstrip and are promptly handed carbines, given a foxhole, and told to help repel a Japanese infantry counterattack.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 36:27 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov…. From the entry foxhole

Meaning of carbine

  1. noun A rifle with a short barrel.

Full definition of carbine

Questions about the plural of carbine

What is the plural of carbine?
The plural of carbine is carbines.
Is carbine countable?
Carbine is a countable noun.

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