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calibre

/ ˈ°ìæ±ôɪ²úÉ™ /

noun

  1. the diameter of a cylindrical body, esp the internal diameter of a tube or the bore of a firearm
  2. the diameter of a shell or bullet
  3. ability; distinction

    a musician of high calibre

  4. personal character

    a man of high calibre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦²¹±ô¾±²ú°ù±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calibre1

C16: from Old French, from Italian calibro, from Arabic ±çÄå±ô¾±²ú shoemaker's last, mould
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They told the BBC that the park management had "little or no scientific training" and the vets were "too inexperienced to manage a project of this calibre".

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It says the commission determined through visual analysis of pictures that the damage was caused by a large calibre projectile, most probably an Israeli tank shell, and that it was intentionally attacked by Israeli forces.

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Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, former skipper Carling questioned the "calibre" of the coaching team and whether it was the "best we can put out there".

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"Of course that is a lot for Dane Scarlett to live up to, that calibre of player. But when he came on I thought his all-round game was brilliant."

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He says the war in Ukraine illustrated that "our fragmentation is a weakness... We have sometimes discovered ourselves, as Europeans, that our guns were not of the same calibre, that our missiles did not match."

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