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Webster 1913 Edition

Magazine

Magˊa-zine′

,
Noun.
[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.

Magˊa-zine′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Magazined
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Magazining
.]
To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.

Webster 1828 Edition

Magazine

MAGAZINE

, n.
1.
A store of arms, ammunition or provisions; or the building in which such store is deposited. It is usually a public store or storehouse.
2.
In ships of war, a close room in the hold, where the gunpowder is kept. Large ships have usually two magazines.
3.
A pamphlet periodically published, containing miscellaneous papers or compositions. The first publication of this kind in England, was the Gentleman's Magazine, which first appeared in 1731,under the name of Sylvanus Urban, by Edward Cave, and which is still continued.

Definition 2024

Magazine

Magazine

See also: magazine

German

Noun

Magazine

  1. plural of Magazin "magazines"

magazine

magazine

See also: Magazine

English

The cover of the September 19, 1927, issue of Time, a weekly news magazine published in the United States

Noun

magazine ‎(plural magazines)

  1. A periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold.
  2. An ammunition storehouse.
    • Milton
      armouries and magazines
  3. A chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
  4. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
  5. (dated) A country or district especially rich in natural products.
  6. (dated) A city viewed as a marketing center.
  7. (dated) A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English magazine.

Pronunciation

Noun

magazine m ‎(plural magazines)

  1. magazine (periodical publication)

Portuguese

Noun

magazine m (plural magazines)

  1. department store (store containing many departments)

Synonyms

Romanian

Noun

magazine n pl

  1. plural of magazin

Pronunciation

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