small arms

plural noun

1. portable firearms of relatively small calibre

Example Sentences

Small-arms fire crackled close by and sounded as if it were getting closer.

From The Daily Beast

“The Cold War resulted in the introduction of millions of small arms into the continent over the years,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

Ichikowitz acknowledged in the interview that the African continent is awash in weapons, particularly small arms.

From The Daily Beast

With just small arms and RPGs, the men of Al Alam kept ISIS forces at bay for almost two weeks.

From The Daily Beast

The couple had purchased several small arms, obtained permits and learned to shoot.

From The Daily Beast

So he flooded the powder magazine, threw all the small arms overboard, and knocked holes in the bottom of the ship.

From Project Gutenberg

The earth taken out, being thrown against the work, formed an excellent rampart against small-arms, three or four feet high.

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Our commander had the forethought to see that we lay well out of range of the small-arms of the period.

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She flung both her small arms about his ungainly body and held up her face.

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At night we heard the report of cannon and of Small arms but we could not tell from whence it was.

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