magazine

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Military

n. a building or room where weapons and explosives are kept safely.

n. a fortified room or building used for the storage of explosives and ammunition.

“The soldiers guarded the powder magazine to prevent any accidents or theft.”

“Historical records indicate that the fortress magazine was built deep underground to protect the gunpowder from enemy artillery fire.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Military

n. the part of a gun that holds the bullets before they are fired.

n. a chamber for holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically into the breech of a firearm.

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“He clicked the magazine into the base of the pistol before heading to the range.”

“The rifle was designed with a detachable magazine, allowing the operator to reload far more quickly than with older fixed-internal designs.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Technology Technical

n. a container in a machine that holds a supply of something, like film in a camera.

n. a reservoir or supply chamber for a mechanical apparatus, such as a camera or a typesetting machine.

“The photographer swapped the film magazine to continue the shoot without delay.”

“The automated system feeds components from a large magazine into the assembly line at precise intervals.”