Synonyms of small arm

small arm

noun

as in firearm

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

the soldiers keep their small arms securely in their holsters when not on patrol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firearm
• gun
• rifle
• arm
• pistol
• zip gun
• handgun
• revolver
• heat
• shotgun
• piece
• machine gun
• musket
• machine pistol
• submachine gun
• tommy gun
• sidearm
• derringer
• assault rifle
• assault weapon
• semiautomatic
• forty-five
• six-gun
• six-shooter
• harquebus
• culverin
• roscoe
• automatic
• smoothbore
• arquebus
• blunderbuss
• matchlock
• rod
• gat
• firelock
• flintlock
• breechloader
• carbine
• self-loader
• twenty-two
• .45
• fieldpiece
• AK-47
• repeater
• .22
• speargun

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of small arm

And here is a group of guerrillas who, with the help of Iran but fighting with small arms and so on, was able to achieve that. —Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

With this minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon uses a computer with special controls that guide the robot's small arms, which have a camera and special instruments attached to them. —Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024

The 155 mm rounds are just one of the scores of ammunition, missile, air defense and advanced weapons systems the U.S. has provided Ukraine — everything from small arms bullets to advanced F-16 fighter jets. —CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024

White River Energetics plans to add 100 new jobs -- nearly doubling its employment -- as part of a nearly $70 million investment to expand small arms manufacturing near Des Arc, the company announced Friday. —Andrew Moreau, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024