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
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
But for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men all while under intense small arms and artillery fire before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss, according to accounts of his service.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Then after some minutes, we heard the small arms cease, the cannons continue.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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