caliber projectile

  • 1caliber projectile — kalibrinis sviedinys statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sviedinys, kurio kalibras atitinka pabūklo vamzdžio kalibrą. atitikmenys: angl. caliber projectile rus. калиберный снаряд …

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  • 2Caliber — The term caliber or calibre designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. It comes from the French calibre , itself from qālib (قالب), Arabic word for mold , itself from kalamoys , Greek word for wooden… …

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  • 3Caliber — Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Gunnery)… …

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  • 4Caliber compasses — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

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  • 5Caliber rule — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

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  • 6caliber — or calibre noun Etymology: Middle French calibre, from Old Italian calibro, from Arabic qālib shoemaker s last Date: 1567 1. a. degree of mental capacity or moral quality b. degree of excellence or importance …

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  • 7A ship's caliber — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

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  • 85"/38 caliber gun — Infobox Weapon name= 5 /38 Caliber Gun caption= Two Mk 30 single enclosed base ring mounts on a Fletcher class destroyer. origin= United States type= Deck Gun is artillery=yes service= 1934 used by= US Navy, US Coast Guard, Royal Navy, Danish… …

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  • 9Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …

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  • 103"/50 caliber gun — Infobox Weapon name= 3 Inch / 50 Cal Gun (Mk 22) caption= origin= United States type= Dual Purpose Naval Gun is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= yes is vehicle= is UK= service= used by= US Navy wars= designer= design date=… …

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