how to pronounce carbine

/ˈkɑː.baɪn/

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carbine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of carbine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… bought 5000 surplus Hall carbine rifles …”

meanings of carbine

noun:

A rifle with a short barrel.

carbine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word carbine occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.