small arms
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Majungasaurus, for example, had a heavily built skull and extremely small arms despite weighing only about 1.6 tons, roughly one fifth the weight of T. rex.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The CIA has been supplying some Kurdish militias with small arms.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Walking in a straight line, their small arms resting on each other's shoulders, pupils smile as they head into the makeshift classrooms.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Israel is a world leader in surveillance technology, drones, small arms and other products of great use to a resource-strapped government that oversees a vast and largely uninhabited territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
He lets me do it for a moment, small arms twining around my neck, small horned head butting against my chest.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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