~ combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate the size of the barrel of a gun.
He had a 12~ shotgun.
COMB in ADJ: ADJ n
~ combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate the size of the barrel of a gun.
He had a 12~ shotgun.
COMB in ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012