.45-caliber
1
7.5
A gun barrel or bullet about 0.45 inch wide
- adjective
- /ˈfɔrtiˈfaɪv ˈkælɪbər/
- Specialized
:
.45 de calibre
- The detective found a .45-caliber bullet casing at the crime scene.
- .45-caliber pistol
- .45-caliber handgun
- .45-caliber revolver
Examples
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Web held the SR75 with one hand and felt for his custom-built .45-caliber pistol in the low-slung tactical holster riding on his right leg.
Fiction book (2002) -
The soldier carried a .45-caliber pistol as part of his standard equipment.
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During the gun range training, she practiced firing her .45-caliber handgun.
Synonyms
3
7.2
A gun or its bullet that is about 0.45 inches wide
is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
How Big
Surface Forms
.45-caliber positive
.45 caliber positive
Etymology
.45-Caliber comes from caliber, a word that came from an old Arabic word meaning 'mold' or 'measure'. The .45 part says the size — 'forty-five hundredths of an inch' — so .45-caliber simply names the exact width of the gun's barrel or bullet.