Meaning

2 senses

  1. Synonym of magazine (an ammunition storehouse)

    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

  2. (broadly, figuratively)An individual or other situation that is bound to go awry or is potentially dangerous; a tinderbox.

Forms

plural: powder magazines
Singularpowder magazine
Pluralpowder magazines

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
magazineA1
Close in meaning
  • a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored:magazinepowder store

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmagazine dress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
powpowderB1powerA2
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