multicalibremulticaliberadj.n.
/ˌmʌltɪˈkalᵻbə/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈkæləbər/; see also multi- comb. form. Firearms.
A. adj.
Of a gun, piece of artillery, etc.: capable of firing ammunition of several calibres. Also, of ammunition: of several calibres; (in less specific usage) of more than one calibre.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > others
stocked1497
breeched1575
chambered1611
tower-proof1673
triggerless18..
hair-triggered1806
vizyless1828
high-velocity1854
sighted1859
calibred1887
recoilless1888
sham-damn1895
silenced1909
silencered1935
multicalibre1983
1983 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 3: Far East (B.B.C.) 9 June FE/7355/A3/7 The area south-east of the region known as the three borders..came under 47 barrages of 105 mm artillery and multicalibre mortar fire.
1991 Newsday 5 Aug. 18/4 Police said they knew of no motive for the shooting... There were multi-caliber shells recovered.
1998 Pop. Mech. (Electronic ed.) Nov. This multicaliber firearm is a long-sought solution to a problem worked on by Colt, Smith & Wesson, and other firearms builders for more than a century.
B. n.
A multicalibre firearm.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > others
full bore1622
spingard1671
ordered armsa1689
double-barrel1811
smooth-bore1812
stern-chaser1835
shunt1864
shunt (rifled) gun1864
sidelocka1865
firer1885
slide action1921
Mike-Mike1969
multicalibre1986
1986 Handgunner Aug. 45/3 The PO7 Multicalibre is available in all these chamberings, with no change of slide or breechblock and using the same recoil spring. Only the barrel and magazine swap.
2000 Newsweek (Electronic ed.) 17 Apr. A survivalist gun called the Multi-Caliber, which would appeal to Y2K worriers because it could fire any caliber of bullet.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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