ammunition (and explosives) depot

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• Hawthorne Army Depot — The Hawthorne Army Depot is a huge U.S. Army ammunition storage site located near the town of Hawthorne in western Nevada in the United States. It is directly south of Walker Lake. The depot covers 147,000 acres (595 km²), and has 600,000 square… …   Wikipedia

• Defense Ammunition Center (United States) — Joint Munitions Command (JMC) Active 2003 present Country United States Type Major Subordinate Command of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) Role Operate a nationwide network of facilities …   Wikipedia

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• powder magazine — noun a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored • Syn: ↑magazine, ↑powder store • Hypernyms: ↑storehouse, ↑depot, ↑entrepot, ↑storage, ↑store * * * a compart …   Useful english dictionary

• magazine — [mag΄ə zēn′, mag′ə zēn΄] n. [Fr magasin < OFr magazin < It magazzino < Ar makhāzin, pl. of makhzan, a storehouse, granary < khazana, to store up] 1. a place of storage, as a warehouse, storehouse, or military supply depot 2. a space… …   English World dictionary