bandoleer

or ban·do·lier

[ ban-dl-eer ]

noun

a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.

Origin of bandoleer

1570–80; earlier bandollier<Middle French bandoulliere<Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler member of a band of men (bandol (<Spanish bandoband¹) + -er<Latin -ārius-ary; cf. -eer)

Other words from bandoleer

ban·do·leered, ban·do·liered, adjective

Words Nearby bandoleer

How to use bandoleer in a sentence

He roamed the square with a self-made bandoleer of spent tear-gas canisters.
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Across his shoulder hung the strap of his bandoleer, or ammunition-box; at his side was his sword, and in his hand his arquebus.
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The matches mentioned were the slow-burning fuses, kept by a soldier in his bandoleer.
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Sixty ball cartridges in 12 clips are packed in a cloth bandoleer to facilitate issue and carrying.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army | War Department.
His chaco, cartridge-case, and white bandoleer with bayonet are grouped around the musket.
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Across his shoulder hung the strap of his bandoleer, or ammunition-box; at his side was his sword, and in his hand his arquebuse.
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