Māg'a-zīne'1, n.
(māg'a-zeen'), n. [Fr. magazin, magasin, It. magazzino, Sp. magacen, almacacen, almacen, Pg. almazem, armazem, from Ar. makhzan, al-makhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar, from the prefix ma, which signifies the place of a thing, and khazana, to lay up in a storehouse, cellar, or treasury.]
Sense 1. A receptacle in which any thing is stored or deposited; a warehouse; especially, a storehouse for military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, &c.
Sense 2. The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or ship.
He Their arms and magazines contemns And renders useless. — Milton.
Sense 3. A pamphlet periodically published, containing miscellaneous papers or compositions. The first publication of this kind in England was the Gentleman's Magazine, which first appeared in 1731, and is still continued.