magnum
/ˈmæɡnəm/ noun C1- A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
- A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
- A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
Plural magnums
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