forty-five

noun

for·​ty-five ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv 

1

: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers

2

: a .45 caliber handgun

—usually written .45

3

: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute

—usually written 45

forty-five adjective

forty-five pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of forty-five in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the mid-sixties, a team of scientists succeeded in drilling all the way through the ice sheet, about forty-five hundred feet deep. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Share [Findings] Half of the flights taken by British men aged twenty to forty-five are for stag parties. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

Two years ago, Riley lost to Molinaro by forty-five hundred votes out of a total of nearly three hundred thousand; back then, his campaign could afford only three field organizers. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024

From September through Election Day, the firm reported, Democrats have reserved nearly forty-five million dollars’ worth of TV ad placements, while Republicans have reserved about forty million. —Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

forty-five

noun

for·​ty-five

ˌfȯrt-ē-ˈfīv

: a .45 caliber pistol

—usually written .45