magnum
noun
mag·num
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Definition of magnum
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a large wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters
Magnum
trademarkDefinition of Magnum (Entry 2 of 2)
—used for revolvers
Examples of magnum in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There will be natural wines and more than 800 bottles in the wine room that doubles as a back dining room, and Good Fortune will also have new magnum wines open every day that will be available by the glass or by the carafe. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "Wood fired-cooking focused Good Fortune opens in Logan Square Thursday, plus more restaurant openings," 14 Aug. 2019 Other aspirational brands, such as Minuty, are popular—often by the magnum—on the yachts and in the beach clubs of the Riviera. — The Economist, "Even the French are learning to drink pink," 1 Aug. 2019 Guard Dog's backpacks offer Level IIIA protection, a National Institute of Justice standard that means they were tested to withstand 9-mm, .44 magnum and shotgun ammunition. — Scottie Andrew And Brian Ries, CNN, "Sales of bulletproof backpacks surged 200% to 300% in the wake of last week's mass shootings, companies say," 8 Aug. 2019 Guard Dog’s backpacks offer Level IIIA protection, a National Institute of Justice standard that means they were tested to withstand 9-mm, .44 magnum and shotgun ammunition. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Sales of bulletproof backpacks surged 200% – 300% in the wake of last week’s mass shootings, companies say," 8 Aug. 2019 Staff brought over magnums of Veuve Clicquot Champagne while onlookers snapped clandestine pictures from beyond the velvet rope line. — August Brown, chicagotribune.com, "Blueface takes a slower approach to staying in circulation," 29 July 2019 Staff brought over magnums of Veuve Clicquot Champagne while onlookers snapped clandestine pictures from beyond the velvet rope line. — Los Angeles Times, "One-hit wonder or second act? Rap phenom Blueface says, ‘I ain’t going nowhere’," 23 July 2019 With Simpson holding the barrel of a .357 magnum to his head in the back of the Bronco as Cowlings drove north on the 405 Freeway, the networks interrupted regularly scheduled programming to air the pursuit. — Richard Winton, latimes.com, "This news chopper crew spotted O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco, and the chase was on," 17 June 2019 Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo, founders of Russian River Brewing Company, busted out a magnum of their 2010 batch 5 of Temptation, a sour blonde ale aged in chardonnay barrels. — Alyssa Pereira, SFChronicle.com, "Chuck the wine. Paso Robles is a beer town now," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'magnum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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