22 noun 3forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •(informal) The .22 Long Rifle calibre. •(informal) A firearm chambered in that calibre. •The 22-metre line. forms22s Phrases with 22 Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
.22 noun 1forms 1phrases 1 noun1 •A firearm chambered for a .22-caliber rimfire cartridge.Once I borrowed the boss’s .22 rifle, and getting a good ‘possie’ round a haystack, popped off a couple of chooks before they knew what had happened. — 1933 forms.22s Phrases with .22 Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
