Calibre is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CALIBRE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the diameter of a gun barrel, also CALIBER
• the standard reached by something
• the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel
• the diameter of a bullet, shell, or rocket.
• the diameter of a body of circular section, such as a tube, blood vessel, or fibre
• The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
• The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
• Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.
• a degree or grade of excellence or worth
• diameter of a tube or gun barrel
• the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability
• person's ability or worth
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• person\'s ability or worth

Words related to CALIBRE

caliber11 calibred13 calibres12

Words that contain CALIBRE

calibred13 calibres12 subcalibre16

How to use CALIBRE in a sentence

• Their armament will consist of Parrott guns of large calibre.
• Had the minister been an older man or a man of different calibre she might have gone to him, but the idea of appealing to Mr.
• And, assuredly, no newspaper of similar calibre was ever looked forward to with such expectation, or read and re-read with such avidity.
• When I have learnt what the guns are and their calibre, and, perhaps, even their approximate situation on the large-scale Staff map, I am not much nearer the realisation of them.
• In the United States, a maximum and uniform calibre of cannon has been lately determined on and adopted.
• Twenty-two calibre ammunition is also very light and the long 22 calibre exceedingly powerful.
• It proved to be a thirty-eight calibre, black powder rifle bullet.
• The batteries of heavy calibre will follow the infantry brigades to which they are assigned.
• These guns, of short range but large calibre, were thus rendered useless.
• Trained in the school of Weber, he was a musician of a very different calibre from Balfe and Wallace.
• I was then taken to a magazine, in which were a number of guns of various calibre and any amount of ammunition.
• All the artillery of French calibre, and also the horses of the cavalry, shall be transported to France.
• Most men, under such circumstances, would have retired from army leadership, but John Ziska was not of that calibre.
• Air rifles and small calibre guns are all the more dangerous, because they are often looked upon as toys.
• Shells of small calibre passed overhead with a prolonged whistle and burst with a hardly audible report.
• Left the old mortar and took with us one of smaller calibre.
• Their strength however does not appear to be in proportion to the calibre, nor do they seem in other respects to be of adequate dimensions.
• This is partly owing to the nature of the topic discussed, but partly also to the difference between the mental calibre of the disputants in this and the other controversies.
• This is a hollow cylinder of iron, turned to the least allowed diameter of the bore, and one calibre in length.
• That matters are going from bad to worse is proved by the calibre of the persons who are amply capable of paying their rent, but are afraid to do so.
• The French swore by the medium calibre, rapid-fire, low-trajectory field piece.
• Bushnell, and some comrades of his, men of large intellectual calibre and more or less distinction, local or national.
• During the short campaign the enemy had lost one hundred and fifty-eight pieces of cannon, many of them of larger calibre than any in the English army.
• Several thousands of these arms were breech-loading rifles of heavy calibre, for which there was an unlimited amount of cartridges.
• I did have one, a little too light a calibre for me, but it would be just about right for you.
• Here are twelve men, of different character and calibre, shut up in a room to agree upon a verdict, in a cause upon which able men have argued upon opposite sides.
• And how would they turn out? This may be one of the same calibre.
• It is a dangerous experiment to put a man into high office if he has not the instinct of judging the calibre of other men.

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