Forty-five (Noun)
Meaning
A .45-caliber pistol.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The detective pulled out her forty-five and held it steady, aiming at the suspect's chest.
- He was a skilled marksman with his forty-five, able to hit a target from a hundred yards.
- The officer's forty-five was still warm from the training session earlier that day.
- A single shot from the forty-five was all it took to shatter the glass door.
- The forty-five felt heavy in his hand, a comforting weight as he walked through the dark alley.