caliber
120
6.7
- noun
- /ˈkælɪbər/
- Specialized
:
calibre
- The detective noted that the bullet found at the scene was of a different caliber than the firearm used.
- rifles of all calibers
- pistol caliber
- revolver caliber
But yeah, to survive a headshot again, lower caliber, smaller velocity.
- But yeah, to survive a headshot again, lower caliber, smaller velocity.
- Kadoka got what caliber did you get hit in the leg with?
Examples
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To the laborer, it appeared to be similar to a .38 caliber pistol he had at home.
Academic text (1993) -
That bullet was for a .38 caliber.
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Lucky it was only a .22 caliber.
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I watch the captain aim his .45 caliber pistol in the boy's direction.
Fiction book (1992) -
None was found, and no one saw Munson with a .22 caliber weapon.
Academic text (1993) -
Same caliber as the slugs found in the convenience store homicide.
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George Johnson killed his wife with a similar .38 caliber revolver on 25 August 1910.
Academic text (1994) -
To his astonishment, he was staring down the barrel of a .38 caliber pistol.
Fiction book (1994) -
During a struggle with Shapiro, Collins shot the store owner with a .38 caliber revolver.
Academic text (1994) -
In the woods on the horizon, your compatriots eagerly stalk deer with high-caliber firearms.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
63
4.4
A standard measurement of size or thickness used to compare objects
21
6.0
A hole made by drilling, often the inside of a pipe or tube
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caliber comes from an old word meaning 'mould' or 'measure', from Arabic qālib, which named a shape used to make metal parts. Think of a mould that sets the exact round size, and you can see why caliber now names the inside width of a gun barrel or a bullet.