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small arms

British  

plural noun

  1. portable firearms of relatively small calibre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Hints in open-source material suggest pilots learn martial-arts style kicks and that they carry small arms, and that they are trained in rules of engagement consistent with the Geneva Convention.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 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

Hazel wrapped her small arms around her small chest and looked around at the great trees.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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