.22
Americannoun
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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.
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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
They also found a registered .22 caliber rifle and video of him pointing a rifle inside his home.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
Those diamonds are .22 carats, which is an homage to the 22 years of ownership by the Kroenke family.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
Along with losing the coconuts, I had given up my calf, and I wasn’t any closer to having my pony and .22 than I was the day Rowdy treed the first monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
That left us 120 rounds of .45-70's and 500 rounds of .22's.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon
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 Wallace, Dillon
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
There are worn old .22s you might give a kid to shoot squirrels.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019
Category A is .22s, shotguns and air rifles.
From Time ● Jan. 13, 2016
When I saw my little sister kneeling in the center of that snow-white circle, and that old crutch laying on the ground beside her, I forgot about ponies and .22s.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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