.22
Americannoun
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.22s,
plural
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.22's
plural
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a rifle or pistol using a cartridge .22 inch in diameter and of varying length.
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the cartridge itself.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of .22
First recorded in 1925–30
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At one point, Mr Pozzolo appears to have shown guests his .22 calibre mini-revolver, one of the smallest commercially available, which he has a license to own.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
Another traveler, an Arkansas woman, was stopped with a .22 caliber handgun with five bullets loaded.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023
At the London Games, Antyukh finished in 52.70 seconds, lowering her personal best by .22 to beat Demus by .07.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
At her lane, she took out her three handguns — a Walther .22 with a Glock and Smith & Wesson, both 9-millimeters — and placed them before her, with care.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
He sinks back down into his recliner and keeps glaring at me like I’m the one showing up to steal his old .22 rifle.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
That left us 120 rounds of .45-70's and 500 rounds of .22's.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillon Wallace
On a low, barren knoll we cached that day eighty rounds of .45-70 cartridges and 300 rounds of .22's,
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillon Wallace
George Robertson says he knew that Forsyth also wanted the ban on .22s but was bound by cabinet responsibility.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“As kids, we shot .22s to have meat on the table.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2022
They have .22s in their closets for squirrel, 10 gauges for geese, something more powerful for deer.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
There are worn old .22s you might give a kid to shoot squirrels.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019
I was interested in monkeys, ponies, .22s, and things like that.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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