Synonyms for sidearm


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sahyd-ahrm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌɑrm

Top 10 synonyms for sidearm Other synonyms for the word sidearm

Définition of sidearm

Origin :
  • also side-arm, 1908, from side (adj.) + arm (n.1).
  • As in dagger : noun knife
Example sentences :
  • He strode out of the office, hooking his sidearm belt from a hanger as he went by.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • Gonzales was zipping up his tunic and putting on his belt and sidearm.
  • Extract from : « Oomphel in the Sky » by Henry Beam Piper
  • After all, a kirpan was a sidearm, and his religion required him to carry that.
  • Extract from : « Four-Day Planet » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Even worse, the pressure at his hip told him that he hadn't even bothered to take his sidearm off.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • As Barrent came through the doorway, two of the men moved back; the third, his sidearm negligently lowered, stepped forward.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • He oughtn't even to be trusted with a sidearm, let alone five companies of armed soldiers.
  • Extract from : « Ministry of Disturbance » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Glycerol in various percentages in 2.9 percent sodium citrate dihydrate solution was placed in the sidearm of the Warburg flasks.
  • Extract from : « Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures » by N. L. VanDemark
  • The resulting glycerol percentages after mixing the sidearm and main compartment contents were 0, 4, 8, and 12 percent.
  • Extract from : « Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures » by N. L. VanDemark
  • I'll hand over my sidearm to you just before your men come through the air lock.
  • Extract from : « The Highest Treason » by Randall Garrett

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