forty five

/ˈfɔrti faɪv/
adjective
  1. Amounting to 45 in number.
    • The trip took forty-five minutes.
    • There are forty-five chairs in the auditorium.
    • She has forty-five books on her shelf.
noun
  1. The number 45; the cardinal number between forty-four and forty-six.
    • He scored forty-five points in the game.
    • She counted forty-five stars in the sky.
    • The speed limit is forty-five miles per hour.
  2. A type of handgun that fires .45 caliber ammunition.
    • He learned to shoot with a forty-five at the range.
    • The detective carried a forty-five in his holster.
    • The old forty-five was a collector's item.
  3. A vinyl record that plays at 45 revolutions per minute (RPM).
    • He found a rare forty-five at the flea market.
    • The jukebox was full of forty-fives.
    • She collected old forty-fives from the 1960s.
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