Definition of magnum in English:

magnum

noun

1A thing of a type that is larger than normal, in particular.
1. 1.1A wine bottle of twice the standard size, normally 11/2 liters.
  ‘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.’
  ‘William E. Heinecke and Kevin J. Beauvais open the ‘fiery’ champagne magnums, declaring the party open.’
  ‘While available in magnums, this is not a wine requiring the slow maturation that a larger bottle brings.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘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 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.’
  ‘Spot prizes were raffled after the ride out with a magnum of champagne attracting much attention from the ticket buyers.’
  ‘In Bordeaux, a double magnum is traditionally considered to be 3 liters, while a Jeroboam is 4.5 liters.’
  ‘Christian Hadfield won the best patisserie dish in a live cookout and received a trophy, and a magnum of red burgundy for his efforts.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘You've never seen five cameramen move so quickly as when there's a magnum of Champagne being sprayed in their direction.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘The generous owner of Le Vigneron had opened a dusty magnum from his dimly-lit vault.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘A rare magnum of champagne to celebrate the 1981 marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales is to be auctioned in Swindon.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘Last Christmas, he presented each of his suite-holders and front-row seat-holders at Toyota Center with a magnum of his wine.’
  ‘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.’
2. 1.2trademark [often as modifier]A gun designed to fire cartridges that are more powerful than its caliber would suggest.
  ‘his .357 Magnum pistol’
  ‘With the exception of the magnums, revolvers seem to last almost forever, but once more it's a matter of degree.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘During a search of the vehicle police found a .357 magnum revolver and four rounds of ammunition.’
  ‘I know the rifle and ammunition companies are forever trying to sell you things from short magnums to ultra magnums.’
  ‘First there were double rifle big bore magnums, then long-action belted mags, and now short action, and super short-action mags.’
  ‘One of the universal observations by shooters who have fired the short magnums is their surprisingly mild recoil compared to standard magnums.’
  ‘Winchester continues its innovation of the short magnum with the Winchester Super Short Magnum for 2003.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘Officer Humphrey fired the last shot from the magnum.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘He tossed Deputy Jones the magnum and reloaded the shotgun.’
  ‘Like other rimfire magnums, it seems to thrive on the longer barrel lengths.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘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.’
  ‘The sixgun and cartridge would become platforms for the magnums of the future.’
  ‘For its part, the Stutzen should appeal to the magnum air rifle buff who can also appreciate uncompromising refinement at an affordable price.’
  ‘They pack a .44 magnum revolver to guard against polar bears.’
  ‘Then came the magnum era, and people wanted a lightweight, handy rifle to go with their new magnum revolvers.’
  ‘The four officers beside them take out their magnums and check the magazines.’