"small arms" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: small arm [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=small arm}} small arms pl (normally plural, singular small arm)
  1. Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand. Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Firearms, Weapons Translations (firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person): 輕兵器 /轻兵器 (qīngbīngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 輕武器 /轻武器 (qīngwǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 輕型武器 /轻型武器 (qīngxíng wǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 小型武器 (xiǎoxíng wǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), pienase (Finnish), petites armes [feminine, plural] (French), Kleinwaffe [feminine] (German), 小火器 (shōkaki) (alt: しょうかき) (Japanese), стрелко́вое ору́жие (strelkóvoje orúžije) [neuter] (Russian), silaha ndogo ndogo (Swahili), handeldvapen [neuter] (Swedish), eldhandvapen [neuter] (Swedish)

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