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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

• .22 CALIBRE (adjective)

Sense 1

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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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