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.38 CALIBER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does .38 caliber mean? 

.38 CALIBER (adjective)
  The adjective .38 CALIBER has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameterplay

  Familiarity information: .38 CALIBER used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


.38 CALIBER (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

.38-caliber; .38-calibre; .38 caliber; .38 calibre

Context example:

a .38 caliber shell

Pertainym:

caliber (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)


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