cal
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The internal width of a gun barrel shown by numbers like .30
- noun
- /kæl/
- Specialized
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calibre
- The Apache carried 6 .50 cal guns, underwing racks, and dive brakes.
Examples
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Mace said LRAS 2, which is a 50 cal.
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If I had a .50 cal with hollow points?
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Wow, is that a 50 cal--
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I was qualified for the .50 cal marine machine gun as well.
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- I'm going for the .50 cal!
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50 cal won't get it done.
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Maybe I should've brought the .50 cal.
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Man the 50-cal, lock and load, cut the engines, and take your positions.
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Someone has indeed already bought a hardened HUMV with a .50 cal mounted on it.
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The soldier carried a .50 cal rifle to the field for its increased firepower.
Synonyms
120
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The inside width of a gun barrel or bullet
is the shortened written form used instead of the full word
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cal is short for caliber, a word that once meant the 'mould' used to make bullets and barrels, so today cal names the size across a gun barrel or a bullet.