magazine

Noun

magazine (plural magazines)

1. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
   1. A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.
      • After several months' delay, The Emerald City, New York's hour-long gay television show, is on the air. In magazine format, the show offers interviews, gay news and commentary, visits to New York's entertainment spots and gay shows, and a bit of camping from George Sardi.1977 April 16, “Emeralds for TV”, in Gay Community News, page 2
2. An ammunition storehouse.
   • He all thir Ammunition / And feats of War defeats / With plain Heroic magnitude of mind / And celeſtial vigour arm’d, / Thir Armories and Magazins contemns, / Renders them uſeleſs, while / With winged expedition / Swift as the lightning glance he executes / His errand on the wicked, who ſurpris’d /...1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, pages 76–77...

   Synonyms:

   powder magazine

   1. The portion of a warship where munitions are stored.
      • The cruiser blew up when a shell hit its magazine.
      • Juneau was making good time with the other surviving U.S. Navy ships, despite her damage, when the I-26 spotted her and sent a salvo of Type 95 torpedoes in her direction. Passing between the Helena and San Francisco, some indication being they had actually been shot at the San Francisco and gone...2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 28:10 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022
3. A chamber in or attachable to 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. (archaic) A country or district especially rich in natural products.
6. (archaic) A city viewed as a marketing center.
7. (Louisiana) A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
8. (Ireland, UK, historical) A collection of Teletext pages.
   • Most teletext "magazines" contain about 100 pages of information, typically including news headlines, weather reports, sports scores, video games, and stock prices.1983, Channels of Communications, volume 3, page 41
   • The operator is able to build Teletext magazines of, typically, 100 pages per magazine, specify transmission times […]1984, Telecommunications, volume 18, page 89
9. (Ghana) An informal industrial area containing workshops for auto repairs, fitting, welding and spare parts sale.
   • At Magazine, thousands of artisans including fitters, welders and spare parts dealers work under harsh conditions.2019 August 27, Daniel Kenu, “Suame Magazine artisans appeal for support”, in Graphic Online