magnum
IPA: mˈægnʌm
noun
- A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
- (firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
- (by extension) A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
- A bottle of Magnum Tonic Wine, a fermented mead drink popular among Jamaicans and other Caribbean peoples for its intoxicating effects, vitamins and use as a purported sexual stimulant. The drink is highly associated with dancehall music and Jamaican pop culture.
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Examples of "magnum" in Sentences
- IMHO this qualifies it as a magnum opus.
- At the moment, that points to magnum opus.
- Magnum drove a Ferrari 308GTSi in the series.
- It is armed with a magnum pistol for firepower.
- A magnum firearm is one using such a cartridge.
- The Registered Magnum morphed into the Model 27.
- The Magnum is a development of a previous invention.
- Guranteed kill. #2 buckshot in 20 gauge 3 magnum is good also
- A super magnum is a longer version of a magnum handgun cartridge.
- I quickly picked up my magnum from the ground and started running.
- A 'super magnum' is a longer version of a magnum handgun cartridge.
- As with the Intrepid, the Magnum was made available as a police car.
- Severely reduced charges in magnum cases can cause the problems you mention.
- Dave, a question: For most hunting situations in North America, do you believe a magnum is advantageous?
- I too shy away from rifle calibers ending in magnum, and I see no real need for super hot calibers for whitetail sized game at whitetail hunting typical ranges.
- Horton Foote wrote more than 60 plays, won a Pulitzer Prize, two Academy Awards, but what he called his magnum opus is only now getting its world premiere, six months after his death at the age of 92.
- Yes | No | Report from elmer f. wrote 3 weeks 1 day ago well, from this it apears that trophy hunters do not want to chase their deer after they shoot ti. i can not imagine that the 30-06 places 4th, while the 300 magnum is first (and i own & deer hunt w/a 300 mag)!