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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 diameterplay

  Familiarity information: .22-CALIBRE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


.22-CALIBRE (adjective)


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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