a periodical paperback publication containing articles, fiction, photographs, etc
2.
a metal box or drum holding several cartridges used in some kinds of automatic firearms; it is removed and replaced when empty
3.
a building or compartment for storing weapons, explosives, military provisions, etc
4.
a stock of ammunition
5.
a device for continuously recharging a handling system, stove, or boiler with solid fuel
6. photography another name for cartridge (sense 5)
7.
a rack for automatically feeding a number of slides through a projector
8.
a TV or radio programme made up of a series of short nonfiction items
Word origin
C16: via French magasin from Italian magazzino, from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan storehouse, from khazana to store away
powder magazine in American English
noun
a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives
Word origin
[1755–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buckeye, generalization, mitt, outfit, stalemate
Examples of 'powder magazine' in a sentence
powder magazine
The second hit near midship, igniting fuel tanks and the powder magazines and setting off explosions that broke the ship in half.