.38-CALIBER

I. (adjective)

Meaning:

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

Example:

a .38 caliber shell

Synonyms:

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

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

caliber (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)