powder magazine
Example Sentences
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On this date in 1884, a powder magazine on the outskirts of Phoenix exploded, shattering windows throughout the town.
From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2020
General Gage knew that a powder magazine was stored in Concord, Massachusetts, and on April 19, 1775, he ordered troops to seize these munitions.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Perhaps some of those attending who were acquainted with the collector cast their minds back to the powder magazine built by Vauban on a Breton island where Mr. Rullier displayed his objects.
From New York Times • May 28, 2010
No one would be venturing out with a powder magazine on New Year’s Day.
From Newsweek
The Turks converted the Parthenon into a powder magazine; it was unfortunately struck by a bomb, and the entire edifice was reduced to its present ruinous condition.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
