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
Sometimes even he carries a pistol, a very large pistol with a commensurate cartridge belt.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the man's cartridge belt dangled a huge pistol.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of the ring, his .favorite pastime is to parade down Broadway, dressed in a gold-braided Cossack tunic with cartridge belt, boots, an astrakhan hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh, and that reminds me,” she said, as she came back from the bathroom, “Fanny Crowne wants to know where you found that lovely green morocco-surrogate cartridge belt you gave me.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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