magazine

noun magazines

1. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
2. 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.
3. 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 /

   Similar: powder magazine

4. The portion of a warship where munitions are stored. The cruiser blew up when a shell hit its magazine.

   Similar: powder magazine

5. A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
6. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
7. archaic A country or district especially rich in natural products.
8. archaic A city viewed as a marketing center.
9. Louisiana A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
10. 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.
11. 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.