.38-calibre

1. 1.

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

   “a .38 caliber shell”

   Synonyms.38 caliber.38-caliber.38 calibre

Questions about .38-calibre

What does .38-calibre mean?

.38-calibre means "of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter".

How many syllables are in .38-calibre?

.38-calibre has 2 syllables: .38-ca-libre. The stress falls on ".38-ca".

What is another word for .38-calibre?

Close synonyms include .38 caliber, .38-caliber, .38 calibre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.