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A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
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bandolier
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges. n. An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bandoleer \Ban`do*leer"\, Bandolier \Ban`do*lier"\, n. [F. bandouli[`e]re (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See Band , n.] A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, "shoulder belt (for a wallet)," from French bandouiliere (16c.), from Italian bandoliera or Spanish bandolera , from diminutive of banda "a scarf, sash," a Germanic loan-word related to Gothic bandwa (see band (n.2)). In some cases, directly from ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: bandoleer ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But also, I carried a bandolier of the shotgun-type shells, white phosphorous, and smoke rounds.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bandolier or a bandoleer is a pocketed belt for holding ammunition . It was usually slung sash-style over the shoulder, with the ammunition pockets across the midriff and chest.
Usage examples of bandolier.
There was a bit of a shovel, all rusted into holes and carefully blackleaded, a cartridge bandolier, a military-type water bottle, two rusted tins of corned beef and, slung above the mantelpiece below the moose head, a long-barrelled rifle with the wood of the butt half rotted away, barrel and stock pitted with rust.
Eisenhart of the Rocking B even brought his rifle and wore crisscrossed ammunition bandoliers.
Masculine voices, barking orders in Punjabi, sounded from the top of the hill and she yanked a grenade from the bandolier across her chest.
Sean saw that he was young, mid-twenties, with bandoliers of ammunition over both shoulders and a Rastafarian hairstyle, ribbons of camouflage rag braided into his hair.
I still had my bandolier, had worn it all the way to the Singletary residence and brought it back to Boston.
They wore neat, pseudomilitary uniforms consisting of navy-blue jumpsuits nipped in at ankle and wrist, white bandoliers and gloves, black ankle boots, and matching blue-and-white billed caps accented with gold cloudbursts.
It was necessary for them to persuade their burghers that the game was really up, and that they had no choice but to throw down their well-worn rifles and their ill-filled bandoliers.
He tore into the room he was sharing with his brother, ripped his rifle from the wall, grabbed up a bandolier, made a snap decision and sped to the roof, deciding he had no time to await the orders of the raid cacique of the Hawks.
He pulled two more shells from the bandolier and placed them on the low parapet.
Gil took off his helmet and headset and leaned down into the APC and plucked up his submachine gun and a bandolier of ammunition.
Gold Mask and the others stared at the form of their dead companion for a moment as they tried to control their maddened horses, and Gil slammed home a new magazine from his bandolier and covered them.
He had tied a line to the air tank and balanced it on the narrow ledge beside the stream rushing through that wedge-shaped cut, then he undertook the knob with a strenuous heel-and-shoulder scramble, lying back at almost full length, his knees quivering with the strain and the extra weight of rope crosscoiled bandolier style over his chest.
Friday said as he used the seatbelt to create a bandolier like harness for Apu.
The Conch Train clattered by, canary-colored boxcars loaded with children and tourists, lobster-skinned, bandoliered with Nikons.
The interesting thing was how surprisingly normal these guys looked, as opposed to being huge, bandoliered macho monsters.