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Definition of Carbineer
1. Noun. A soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine.
Definition of Carbineer
1. n. A soldier armed with a carbine.
Definition of Carbineer
1. Noun. (military) A soldier armed with a carbine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carbineer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbineer
Literary usage of Carbineer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Napoleon; a History of the Art of War by Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1907)
"On this 27th the three French columns French carbineer. continued to push their
way towards Vienna. Lefebvre on the right got to Wasserburg, Massena on the ..."
2. British Farmer's Magazine (1872)
"Great interest was excited in a contest between fi?e foals for hunting purposes,
the produce respective!; of carbineer and Sincerity, who were the winners ..."
3. The Annual American Catalog, 1900-1909 (1902)
"carbineer and scout. Burrage, EH $i. Scribner. CARBON. Muir. Story of atoms of
carbon. 75 c, Wessels. Cardboard work. ..."
4. Cambridge Essays by University of Cambridge (1858)
"Its set may be shackled, through their private intimacies among one clique of
general society; but then there is the carbineer, written by a knot as able as ..."
5. The Armies of Europe: Comprising Descriptions in Detail of the Military by George Brinton McClellan (1861)
"In all the regiments the grenadier or carbineer companies bear the numbers of
... Grenadier and carbineer companies consist of men distinguished by their ..."
6. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1875)
"... 7 to 2 agst carbineer. Won easily by three lengths, a bad third. The Stapleton
Park Plate of 5 SOT. each, 2 ft. to the fund, with 50 added, for hunters; ..."