208 examples of calibre in sentences

Most of them evidently knew her calibre, were delighted to see her, and installed her at once over a regular council of war.

They might be the same size, and yet be fired out of different revolvers of the same calibre.

The Austrians to some extent made up for their small quantity of guns and shells by a high proportion of guns of large calibre.

Excellent help, too, was lent by ten Batteries of medium calibre of the British Army and by the guns of the Italian Navy.

Neither does it define, with any exceptional aptness, the particular calibre of that poetry.

As to France, M. Charles Humbert has revealed her deficiency in guns of large calibre, but apparently it is this arm that will decide the fate of battles.

It involved arming all our merchant ships with guns of 4-inch calibre and above.

PROJECTILE FOR USE AGAINST SUBMARINES In January, 1917, the Director of Naval Ordnance was requested by the Anti-Submarine Division of the Naval Staff to carry out trials against a target representing the hull of a German submarine, so far as the details were known to us, to ascertain the most suitable type of projectile amongst those then in existence for the attack of submarines by guns of 4.7-inch calibre and below.

Superior to him in outward show and splendour, but inferior in real intellect, and, if possible, in moral calibre, shone, although with lurid brilliance, the "fell genius" of St John or Henry Bolingbroke.

Lord Chandos was proposed, I should rather say suggested, but rejected immediately, as not of sufficient calibre for the Cabinet.

He states that their inferiority arose from three causes: that the English ships were of greater bulk; the English cannon were of brass, and of a larger calibre; and the number of prizes made by the English at the commencement crippled the maritime resources of their enemies.

These small prahus have usually swivels mounted, which, although not of great calibre, are capable of throwing a shot beyond the range of small-arms.

Lord Melcombe seems to have been a man of the world of the very worst calibre; sensual, servile, and treacherous; ready, during the lifetime of his patron, Frederick, Prince of Wales, to go any lengths against the adverse party of the Pelhams, that Prince's political foeseager, after the death of Frederick, to court those powerful men with fawning servility.

Having no round-shot for the two 24-pounders, we were reduced to firing back on the city the shot of the same calibre hurled against us, and a reward of half a rupee per shot was paid by the commissariat to any camp-follower bringing in the missiles.

The ammunition service consisted of 80 tumbrels (calibre 12), each containing 54 charges. 30 " (calibre 7), " 90 " 120 " (calibre 4) " 120 " 55 " of mitrailleuses " 243 " 5000 cases of ammunition (for calibre 12), containing 49,000 charges.

The ammunition service consisted of 80 tumbrels (calibre 12), each containing 54 charges. 30 " (calibre 7), " 90 " 120 " (calibre 4) " 120 " 55 " of mitrailleuses " 243 " 5000 cases of ammunition (for calibre 12), containing 49,000 charges.

The ammunition service consisted of 80 tumbrels (calibre 12), each containing 54 charges. 30 " (calibre 7), " 90 " 120 " (calibre 4) " 120 " 55 " of mitrailleuses " 243 " 5000 cases of ammunition (for calibre 12), containing 49,000 charges.

The ammunition service consisted of 80 tumbrels (calibre 12), each containing 54 charges. 30 " (calibre 7), " 90 " 120 " (calibre 4) " 120 " 55 " of mitrailleuses " 243 " 5000 cases of ammunition (for calibre 12), containing 49,000 charges.

600 " (for calibre 4), " 12,000 " 2000 " (for calibre 7), " 20,000 " 1000 " for mitrailleuses " 30,000 " 16 millions of Chassepot cartridges, and 2 millions of Remington cartridges.

600 " (for calibre 4), " 12,000 " 2000 " (for calibre 7), " 20,000 " 1000 " for mitrailleuses " 30,000 " 16 millions of Chassepot cartridges, and 2 millions of Remington cartridges.

On the evening of the 23rd of May the army of Versailles expended 26,000 discharges (calibre 0.16m), marine guns. 2000 " " 0.22m), " 60,000 " " 0.24m), rifled guns.

12,000 " (calibre of 7), used as a siege gun.

This brings us, then, to the question of calibre, which I conceive to be the first one to be decided in selecting a gun, and the decision rests upon the uses to which the gun is to be applied.

Various little antique cabinets stand round about, each having a bust on it: Stothard's Canterbury Pilgrims are on the mantelpiece; and in one corner I saw a collection of really useful weapons, those of the forest-craft, to witaxes and bills and so forth of every calibre.

On the bow is placed a gun, sometimes of a nine-pounder calibre, but generally smaller, and the centre of the boat is occupied by the rowers, varying in number from twenty to a hundred, who in the large boats use the oar, and in the small ones the paddle.

208 examples of  calibre  in sentences