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powder magazine
noun as in powder horn
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A powder magazine was set afloat, but it struck the schooner, which lay at anchor near the frigate.
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So he flooded the powder magazine, threw all the small arms overboard, and knocked holes in the bottom of the ship.
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But what is precisely the difference between shaving in a sinking ship and smoking in a powder magazine?
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At another time, we are told, Fort Edward took fire, and the powder magazine was in great danger.
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Presently the Ariadne disappeared under the waves after the stern powder magazine had exploded.
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