—used for revolvers
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Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
One brings flowers, another cake and Williams shows up with a magnum featuring an oversize bow in midnight blue, one of his signature colors.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Their Blanc de Blancs is non-vintage and ages four to five years on the lees in a standard bottle and double that number in a magnum.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Most notably, everyone from Ayrton Senna to Michael Schumacher has taken part in podium tradition in which the top three drivers pop open a magnum bottle and douse each other.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
At that distance, my three-inch magnum shell loaded with No. 4 shot should have killed him.
—Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
One brings flowers, another cake and Williams shows up with a magnum featuring an oversize bow in midnight blue, one of his signature colors.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Their Blanc de Blancs is non-vintage and ages four to five years on the lees in a standard bottle and double that number in a magnum.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Most notably, everyone from Ayrton Senna to Michael Schumacher has taken part in podium tradition in which the top three drivers pop open a magnum bottle and douse each other.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Magnum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnum. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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