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cartridge belt

noun
  1. a belt of leather or webbing with loops for carrying cartridges or pockets for clips of cartridges.
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Origin of cartridge belt

First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for cartridge belt

Historical Examples

  • He stood in his trousers and shirt, with his cartridge-belt in his hand.

    Whispering Smith

    Frank H. Spearman

  • To find one's cartridge-belt empty at last was a disappointment.

    The Debatable Land

    Arthur Colton

  • No, but my cartridge-belt is on the sand, at the place where I slept.

    The Tremendous Event

    Maurice Leblanc

  • All at once she turned and, kneeling, felt about on the floor for her cartridge-belt.

    The Plow-Woman

    Eleanor Gates

  • I noticed that he had a kookrie knife at his waist, and that his cartridge-belt was on his chest.

    Mr. Isaacs

    F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for cartridge belt

cartridge belt

noun
  1. a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
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