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Magazine

Magazine Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Magazine?
[n] a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
[n] a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored [n] product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines" [n] a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required [n] a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" [n] a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine" Synonyms | Synonyms for Magazine: cartridge | cartridge clip | cartridge holder | clip | mag | magazine publisher | powder magazine | powder store Related Terms | Find terms related to Magazine: ammo dump | annual | archives | armory | arsenal | artillery park | atomic arsenal | attic | bank | basement | bay | bimonthly | bin | biweekly | bonded warehouse | bookcase | box | bunker | buttery | cache | cargo dock | cellar | chest | closet | conservatory | crate | crib | cupboard | daily | daybook | depository | depot | diary | digest | dock | drawer | dump | ephemeris | exchequer | fortnightly | gazette | glory hole | godown | gun park | hold | hutch | journal | library | locker | lumber room | lumberyard | magasin | monthly | newsmagazine | newspaper | organ | park | periodical | pictorial | publication | quarterly | rack | repertory | repository | reservoir | review | rick | semiweekly | serial | shelf | slick magazine | stack | stack room | stock room | storage | store | storehouse | storeroom | supply base | supply depot | tank | trade magazine | treasure house | treasure room | treasury | vat | vault | warehouse | weekly | wine cellar | yearbook See Also | camera | center spread | centre spread | comic | comic book | depot | entrepot | feature | feature article | gun | magazine article | photographic camera | pincurl clip | press | product | production | public press | publisher | publishing company | publishing firm | publishing house | pulp | pulp magazine | slick | slick magazine | storage | store | storehouse | supply chamber | trade magazine Magazine In Webster's Dictionary \Mag`a*zine"\, n. [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp.
magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a
storehouse, granary, or cellar.]
1. A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially
military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.
``Armories and magazines.'' --Milton.
2. The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept
in a fortification or a ship.
3. A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to
be fed automatically to the piece.
4. A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous
papers or compositions.
{Magazine dress}, clothing made chiefly of woolen, without
anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder
magazine.
{Magazine gun}, a portable firearm, as a rifle, with a
chamber carrying cartridges which are brought
automatically into position for firing.
{Magazine stove}, a stove having a chamber for holding fuel
which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding
process, as in the common base-burner.
\Mag`a*zine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magazined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magazining}.] To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use. \Mag`a*zine"\, n. 1. A country or district especially rich in natural products. 2. A city viewed as a marketing center. 3. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus. 4. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale. |
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