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.22-caliber

.22-caliber

1 6.5
A gun or bullet with a barrel opening about 0.22 inch wide
  • adjective
  • /ˈtwɛntiˈtuː ˈkælɪbər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : calibre .22
  • Police recovered a .22-caliber rifle and five empty shell casings.
  • .22-caliber rifle
  • .22-caliber handgun
  • .22-caliber pistol

Examples

  • He decided to take his new .22-caliber rifle to the shooting range for practice.

  • Alvarez made mention of the .22-caliber semiautomatic gun he was carrying, and Veracruz walked away.

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  • HaveBlue's custom creation is a .22-caliber pistol, formed from a 3D-printed AR-15 (M16) lower receiver and a normal commercial upper.

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  • The hunter preferred using a .22-caliber handgun for small game like rabbits.

  • While researching firearms, I learned that a .22-caliber pistol is ideal for beginners.

Synonyms

.22 caliber
vs.22-caliber
  • Specialized
5 5.6

A bullet or gun barrel about 0.22 inches wide

is identical in meaning but uses a hyphen in writing

How Big

.45-caliber
  • Specialized
1 7.5
.38 caliber
  • Specialized
3 7.9
.22-caliber
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Surface Forms

.22-caliber positive
.22 caliber positive

Etymology

.22-Caliber comes from the word caliber, which came from an Arabic word qalib meaning 'mould' and an Italian form calibro about the size a mould makes. The '.22' means 0.22 inch across the barrel, so .22-caliber simply tells you the gun or bullet's size.