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Definition of magnum in English: magnumnounPlural magnums ˈmaɡnəmˈmæɡnəm 1A wine bottle of twice the standard size, normally 11/2 litres. Example sentencesExamples - At times there were just eight senior players in training, not enough to crack open his magnum of champagne as Fulham's player of the month for October.
- Both of these wine bars will boast lists of several hundred bottles of wine in all sizes, from magnums to halves, with perhaps up to a hundred ultimately available by the glass.
- Last Christmas, he presented each of his suite-holders and front-row seat-holders at Toyota Center with a magnum of his wine.
- While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings.
- We took the Tube to ‘the Famous Shoe Designer's’ house and bought a bottle of £4 white wine, but after we arrived they popped open a magnum of champagne.
- At the average grand prix there are 4000 VIP guests who between them guzzle down 2,300 lobsters, 1.4 tonnes of beef, 1.2 tonnes of fish and 5,500 magnums of champagne.
- The match will be followed by the presentation of the awards and the annual draw, the first prize of which is £50 and a magnum of champagne.
- While not a venue for the little black dress or magnums of champagne, the food here is very good and the prices are value for money.
- Spot prizes were raffled after the ride out with a magnum of champagne attracting much attention from the ticket buyers.
- The generous owner of Le Vigneron had opened a dusty magnum from his dimly-lit vault.
- Christian Hadfield won the best patisserie dish in a live cookout and received a trophy, and a magnum of red burgundy for his efforts.
- A rare magnum of champagne to celebrate the 1981 marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales is to be auctioned in Swindon.
- In addition to receiving 25% of the purse, the winner of the Pro event will also take home a magnum of Moet & Chandon White Star Champagne.
- Buyers can also request their wine in less common formats - half bottles, magnums and such like - and you can usually expect to save yourself some money.
- The chain's strong concept of family-style dining, also calls for larger-style wine bottles, such as the popular magnums, and double magnums, he said.
- McIlvanney made up for his absence by despatching three magnums of excellent champagne for Fyall and his guests, and a magnum of Krug for the birthday boy himself.
- In Bordeaux, a double magnum is traditionally considered to be 3 liters, while a Jeroboam is 4.5 liters.
- You've never seen five cameramen move so quickly as when there's a magnum of Champagne being sprayed in their direction.
- With the Twelve Days Of Christmas firmly forgotten about, the revellers had a fantastic time, drinking a magnum of Belgian beer Duvel outside the Minster.
- William E. Heinecke and Kevin J. Beauvais open the ‘fiery’ champagne magnums, declaring the party open.
2trademark in US A gun designed to fire cartridges that are more powerful than its calibre would suggest. that magnum has a kick like a field gun as modifier a magnum bullet Example sentencesExamples - During a search of the vehicle police found a .357 magnum revolver and four rounds of ammunition.
- The four officers beside them take out their magnums and check the magazines.
- Then came the magnum era, and people wanted a lightweight, handy rifle to go with their new magnum revolvers.
- One of the universal observations by shooters who have fired the short magnums is their surprisingly mild recoil compared to standard magnums.
- The rifle propped with the safety on was a scoped 7mm magnum, too much gun for Central Texas but an old Brush Country favorite that had not seen service in several years.
- The new trendy short magnums and spiffy projectiles do not in fact compensate for poor marksmanship any more than long barrels necessarily equate to better accuracy.
- I know the rifle and ammunition companies are forever trying to sell you things from short magnums to ultra magnums.
- He tossed Deputy Jones the magnum and reloaded the shotgun.
- With the exception of the magnums, revolvers seem to last almost forever, but once more it's a matter of degree.
- For its part, the Stutzen should appeal to the magnum air rifle buff who can also appreciate uncompromising refinement at an affordable price.
- Casull holds a couple-dozen major patents, and is, in fact, a complete gun designer covering everything from mini-revolvers to machine guns to magnum handguns.
- They pack a .44 magnum revolver to guard against polar bears.
- Winchester continues its innovation of the short magnum with the Winchester Super Short Magnum for 2003.
- Officer Humphrey fired the last shot from the magnum.
- First there were double rifle big bore magnums, then long-action belted mags, and now short action, and super short-action mags.
- The sixgun and cartridge would become platforms for the magnums of the future.
- It's the strongest and the easiest-to-shoot magnum available to handgunners.
- The magnum only carried a bullet at a time, so Nanook reloaded every time he shot.
- Like other rimfire magnums, it seems to thrive on the longer barrel lengths.
- I halted abruptly in front of the horridly painted blue house, threw Jackson my .22 and grabbed my magnum, loading the revolver with six shots.
Origin Late 18th century: from Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of magnus 'great'. Definition of magnum in US English: magnumnounˈmæɡnəmˈmaɡnəm 1A wine bottle of twice the standard size, normally 11/2 liters. Example sentencesExamples - Christian Hadfield won the best patisserie dish in a live cookout and received a trophy, and a magnum of red burgundy for his efforts.
- Last Christmas, he presented each of his suite-holders and front-row seat-holders at Toyota Center with a magnum of his wine.
- A rare magnum of champagne to celebrate the 1981 marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales is to be auctioned in Swindon.
- With the Twelve Days Of Christmas firmly forgotten about, the revellers had a fantastic time, drinking a magnum of Belgian beer Duvel outside the Minster.
- Spot prizes were raffled after the ride out with a magnum of champagne attracting much attention from the ticket buyers.
- The chain's strong concept of family-style dining, also calls for larger-style wine bottles, such as the popular magnums, and double magnums, he said.
- McIlvanney made up for his absence by despatching three magnums of excellent champagne for Fyall and his guests, and a magnum of Krug for the birthday boy himself.
- Both of these wine bars will boast lists of several hundred bottles of wine in all sizes, from magnums to halves, with perhaps up to a hundred ultimately available by the glass.
- While not a venue for the little black dress or magnums of champagne, the food here is very good and the prices are value for money.
- William E. Heinecke and Kevin J. Beauvais open the ‘fiery’ champagne magnums, declaring the party open.
- In addition to receiving 25% of the purse, the winner of the Pro event will also take home a magnum of Moet & Chandon White Star Champagne.
- In Bordeaux, a double magnum is traditionally considered to be 3 liters, while a Jeroboam is 4.5 liters.
- The match will be followed by the presentation of the awards and the annual draw, the first prize of which is £50 and a magnum of champagne.
- Buyers can also request their wine in less common formats - half bottles, magnums and such like - and you can usually expect to save yourself some money.
- At the average grand prix there are 4000 VIP guests who between them guzzle down 2,300 lobsters, 1.4 tonnes of beef, 1.2 tonnes of fish and 5,500 magnums of champagne.
- While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings.
- At times there were just eight senior players in training, not enough to crack open his magnum of champagne as Fulham's player of the month for October.
- We took the Tube to ‘the Famous Shoe Designer's’ house and bought a bottle of £4 white wine, but after we arrived they popped open a magnum of champagne.
- You've never seen five cameramen move so quickly as when there's a magnum of Champagne being sprayed in their direction.
- The generous owner of Le Vigneron had opened a dusty magnum from his dimly-lit vault.
2trademark in US A gun designed to fire cartridges that are more powerful than its caliber would suggest. Example sentencesExamples - Then came the magnum era, and people wanted a lightweight, handy rifle to go with their new magnum revolvers.
- Winchester continues its innovation of the short magnum with the Winchester Super Short Magnum for 2003.
- They pack a .44 magnum revolver to guard against polar bears.
- For its part, the Stutzen should appeal to the magnum air rifle buff who can also appreciate uncompromising refinement at an affordable price.
- First there were double rifle big bore magnums, then long-action belted mags, and now short action, and super short-action mags.
- Officer Humphrey fired the last shot from the magnum.
- I know the rifle and ammunition companies are forever trying to sell you things from short magnums to ultra magnums.
- The magnum only carried a bullet at a time, so Nanook reloaded every time he shot.
- During a search of the vehicle police found a .357 magnum revolver and four rounds of ammunition.
- The sixgun and cartridge would become platforms for the magnums of the future.
- The rifle propped with the safety on was a scoped 7mm magnum, too much gun for Central Texas but an old Brush Country favorite that had not seen service in several years.
- Casull holds a couple-dozen major patents, and is, in fact, a complete gun designer covering everything from mini-revolvers to machine guns to magnum handguns.
- Like other rimfire magnums, it seems to thrive on the longer barrel lengths.
- One of the universal observations by shooters who have fired the short magnums is their surprisingly mild recoil compared to standard magnums.
- It's the strongest and the easiest-to-shoot magnum available to handgunners.
- The four officers beside them take out their magnums and check the magazines.
- He tossed Deputy Jones the magnum and reloaded the shotgun.
- The new trendy short magnums and spiffy projectiles do not in fact compensate for poor marksmanship any more than long barrels necessarily equate to better accuracy.
- With the exception of the magnums, revolvers seem to last almost forever, but once more it's a matter of degree.
- I halted abruptly in front of the horridly painted blue house, threw Jackson my .22 and grabbed my magnum, loading the revolver with six shots.
Origin Late 18th century: from Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of magnus ‘great’. |