Definition
Plural of carbine; lightweight, compact rifles with shorter barrels than standard rifles, designed for cavalry and close-range combat.
Etymology
From French carabine, possibly from Italian carabina, or from cavalry soldiers called carabiniers. The exact origin is disputed but likely military in source.
Kelly Says
Carbines were perfect for cavalry because you didn't need both hands to control a horse AND aim a musket—shorter, lighter weapons changed the entire nature of mounted combat!
Translations
ARالعربية
بنادق كاربين
binadq kar-bi-n
BNবাংলা
কার্বাইন
kaar-bai-n
CACatalà
carbines
kar-bi-nes
CSČeština
karabiny
kar-a-bi-ny
DADansk
carbines
kar-bi-nes
DEDeutsch
Carbines
kar-bi-nes
ELΕλληνικά
καραμπίνες
kara-bi-nes
ESEspañol
carbines
kar-bi-nes
FISuomi
karbiinit
kar-bi-ni-t
FRFrançais
carbines
kar-bi-n
HAHA
karabini
kar-a-bi-ni
HEעברית
קרבינאות
kar-vi-na-ot
HIहिन्दी
कार्बाइन
kaar-bai-n
HUMagyar
karabinok
kar-a-bi-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
karbin
kar-bin
IGIG
karabine
kar-a-bi-ne
ITItaliano
carbines
kar-bi-nes
KMKM
ការ៉ាប៊ីន
ka-ra-pi-n
KO한국어
카빈 소총
ka-bin so-got
MSBahasa Melayu
karbin
kar-bin
MYမြန်မာ
ကရပိုင်
ka-ra-pai-ng
NLNederlands
carbines
kar-bi-nes
NONorsk
carbines
kar-bi-nes
PLPolski
karabiny
kar-a-bi-ny
PTPortuguês
carbines
kar-bi-nes
RORomână
carbines
kar-bi-nes
RUРусский
карбины
kar-bi-ny
SVSvenska
carbines
kar-bi-nes
SWKiswahili
karabini
kar-a-bi-ni
TAதமிழ்
கார்பைன்
kaar-pai-n
TEతెలుగు
కార్బైన్
kaar-bai-n
TRTürkçe
karbinler
kar-bin-ler
UKУкраїнська
карбіни
kar-bi-ni
VITiếng Việt
súng ngắn
sung ngan
YOYO
karabini
kar-a-bi-ni
ZUZU
ikarabini
i-ka-ra-bi-ni