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- adjective That can be transported on a person. Often used about military weapons systems; e.g. missiles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective portable by one man
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Examples
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My point is that your stance of "any man-portable weapon can be owned by anyone without a criminal record" is politically unviable.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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In addition, U.S. officials and defense experts have expressed concern that some of the estimated 20,000 man-portable surface-to-air missiles left behind by Col.
Libyans Loot Weapons From Desert Cache Sam Dagher 2011
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My point is that your stance of "any man-portable weapon can be owned by anyone without a criminal record" is politically unviable.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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Nonetheless the general perception was a man-portable weapon.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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Nonetheless the general perception was a man-portable weapon.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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Moreover, we can I think safely assume that they probably understood that technological changes would occur that would put new options on the table in the arena of man-portable firearms.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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There are over 20,000 manpads man-portable air-defense systems, commonly known as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, and the opposition has been able to secure a lot of this.
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There are over 20,000 manpads man-portable air-defense systems, commonly known as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, and the opposition has been able to secure a lot of this.
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There are over 20,000 manpads man-portable air-defense systems, commonly known as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, and the opposition has been able to secure a lot of this.
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Moreover, we can I think safely assume that they probably understood that technological changes would occur that would put new options on the table in the arena of man-portable firearms.
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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