Meaning

A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle..

Definitions by Sense

1. A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
2. (firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
3. (by extension) A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.

Example Sentences

So please don’t ask me when / There may be wine and roses / And magnums of champagne

I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But, being as this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

Word Forms

• magnums
• magna

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