small arms

noun

Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand.

“The helicopter was attacked by small arms fire.”

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Meanings

nounsmall arms pl (normally plural, singular small arm)

singular small arm

  1. pluralplural normallyFirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand.

    The helicopter was attacked by small arms fire.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 輕兵器 /轻兵器, 輕武器 /轻武器
  • 輕兵器 /轻兵器 (qīngbīngqì)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • 輕武器 /轻武器 (qīngwǔqì)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • 輕型武器 /轻型武器 (qīngxíng wǔqì)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • 小型武器 (xiǎoxíng wǔqì)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Finnish pienase
  • pienasefirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
French petites armes
  • petites armesfirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
German Kleinwaffe
  • Kleinwaffefirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Japanese 小火器
  • 小火器 (shōkaki)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Russian стрелко́вое ору́жие
  • стрелко́вое ору́жие (strelkóvoje orúžije)firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Spanish armas pequeñas
  • armas pequeñasfirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Swahili silaha ndogo ndogo
  • silaha ndogo ndogofirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
Swedish handeldvapen, eldhandvapen
  • handeldvapenfirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
  • eldhandvapenfirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person
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APA

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MLA

“small arms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20arms. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “small arms,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20arms.

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