cartridge belt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cartridge belt
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The new head of administrative affairs at the Education Ministry, also a mullah, wore a cartridge belt to his appointment ceremony in December.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
Unmindful of this, Ranger Townsend was riding high, in his cartridge belt fresh ammunition to blow to kingdom come the silverites' arguments.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wore a bright red sombrero, glittering hornrimmed spectacles, and a gold-&-silver-studded cartridge belt that held four rows of shells, and was so broad that he could not bend at the waist.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pretty woman threw open her white fur coat; round her slim waist was a leather cartridge belt and a bolstered Smith & Wesson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Boys stop and ask the corpse directions; someone dresses him in a cartridge belt and helmet.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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