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.22-CALIBRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does .22-calibre mean?
• .22-CALIBRE (adjective)
The adjective .22-CALIBRE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter
Familiarity information: .22-CALIBRE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
.22-caliber; .22-calibre; .22 caliber; .22 calibre
Context example:
a .22 caliber pistol
Pertainym:
calibre (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)
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