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.38 CALIBRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does .38 calibre mean?
• .38 CALIBRE (adjective)
The adjective .38 CALIBRE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter
Familiarity information: .38 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 thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
.38-caliber; .38-calibre; .38 caliber; .38 calibre
Context example:
a .38 caliber shell
Pertainym:
calibre (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)
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