.45's

plural
of .45.

.45

noun

a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch.

.45s

plural
of .45.

.45

noun

a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch.

45's

plural
of 45.

.45

noun

a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch.

45s

plural
of 45.

.45

noun

a pistol, revolver, or cartridge of .45-caliber, or having a diameter of .45 inch.

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The Astros, born as the Houston Colt .45’s in 1962, have won none and have only played in one, losing to the Chicago White Sox in 2005.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2017

Never been worse, not even when they were the Colt .45's.

From Newsweek ● May 29, 2010

Gents, I've too much reespect for them good old faithful .45's of mine to play it as low down on 'em as all that.'

From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by W. Herbert Dunton

Notwithstanding the grim assertiveness of belts full of .45's and the peeping handles of long-barreled Colts, set off with picturesque chaps, sombreros and tinkling spurs, the scene was one of peaceful content and good-fellowship.

From Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up by Clarence Edward Mulford

When Cárdenas left for the Houston Colt .45s before the 1962 season, the year Dodger Stadium opened, Jarrín was paired with Jose Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

“We are being treated as kindergarten students walking around with Colt .45s in our hands, and therefore we need to be supervised. We are insulted,” Sogavare said on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022

Instead he enrolled at Oakland City College, now a university, where he played baseball before signing with an expansion team, the Houston Colt .45s, in 1962.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2020

Colorado beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, surpassing the 64 wins by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2020

Next Joe Mondragon himself came in asking for two boxes of .30-30s and one box each of .45s,

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts an 80% chance for good conditions, which improved to 95% in the event of a 24-hour delay.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

The world number 45's run to his first Grand Slam final saw him fined for several outbursts on court.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022

Agodon, who is a poet and a professor at Pacific Lutheran University, later published a piece titled “Getting an IUD on the Day of 45’s Inauguration.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022

"Our children deserve better. They really do," the teacher told FOX 45's investigative team, Project Baltimore, on the condition of anonymity.

From Fox News ● Feb. 3, 2022

The prospector stood forward, at the same time producing from an open holster blackened by time one of the long-barrelled single-action Colt's 45's, so universally in use on the frontier.

From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White

In the 1980s, jukeboxes with 45s gave way to CD jukeboxes, then a generation later, to streaming ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Age categories for over 45s, 50s, 55s, 60s, 65s and 70s for both men and women, saw thousands of players take part.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

The document does not explicitly say whether the rockets that would be produced for Russia were Sakr 45s, but such rockets would be compatible with Russian Grad multiple rocket launchers.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023

After the heart of downtown is aglow, The Dusty 45s will rock the park with a live musical performance.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

Robin was actually cordial, inviting me to her room to sit on the floor and thumb through her 45s and set aside the ones I wanted to listen to.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English