small arms
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Another resident in the west of Niamey said he heard sporadic small arms fire at about 5:00 am.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
The materiel includes the advanced Chinese-made drones along with small arms, heavy machine guns, vehicles, artillery, mortars and ammunition, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
His tiny legs, his small arms, his thin neck, and then a large head so terrible I could not stop looking at it.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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