powder magazine

noun

1. a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of powder magazine¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake.

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"The drills have turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment," it added.

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On this date in 1884, a powder magazine on the outskirts of Phoenix exploded, shattering windows throughout the town.

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Walk southeast to the corner of East Opp Street and Eubank Avenue to see the second remaining Civil War structure: a powder magazine.

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While there once as an inventory of 30 “black powder magazine storage” buildings, only two remain.

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