caliber

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cal·i·ber /ˈkæləbə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable]  XXthe American spelling of calibre calibre的美式拼法

Examples from the Corpus

caliber• The wounds were caused by a. 22 caliber weapon fired from behind the victims, who were kneeling.• Raven Arms was born, specializing in a. 25 caliber gun George Jennings designed.• Trevor is the rarest of writers who can actually produce both novels and stories of equal caliber.• He's a doctor of the highest caliber.• The man fired a shot from a small caliber handgun while speaking to officers through the closed bedroom door, he said.• There were women murder writers that can tell from the smoke the caliber pistol used.• It was the caliber of work that mattered to Penelope.Origin caliber (1500-1600) French calibre, from Old Italian calibro, from Arabic qalib “block on which shoes are made”

cal·i·ber nounChineseSyllable  

calibre spelling American the Corpus of

caliber

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cal‧i‧ber /ˈkæləbə, ˈkælɪbə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable]the American spelling of calibre

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cal‧i‧bre British English, caliber American English /ˈkæləbə, ˈkælɪbə $ -ər/ noun
1. [uncountable] the level of quality or ability that someone or something has achieved
    of sb’s calibre
    Where will we find another man of his calibre?
    The school attracts a high calibre of student.
    of high/the right etc calibre
    The paintings were of the highest caliber.
    of this/that calibre
    The city needs a hotel of this calibre (=of this high standard).
2. [countable]
  a. the width of the inside of a gun or tube:
    a .22 caliber rifle
  b. the width of a bullet