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calibre

/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/

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What does calibre mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of caliber.

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/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/

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An incident occurred which brought him into notice, and established his fame as a prophet of the first calibre.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
Mr. Hunter's style, to begin with, is such as is written only by men of large calibre and high culture.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
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If a man is a man, un homme comme il faut, he need fear no ill-treatment from others of like calibre.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448
Another type comprises a very light machine gun of rifle calibre, and this is intended for attachment to an ordinary motor car.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
F. and B. leaped from their own animals, and F., with a little.28 calibre rifle, took a hasty shot at the big brute.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378