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BANDOLEER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bandoleer mean?
• BANDOLEER (noun)
The noun BANDOLEER has 1 sense:
1. a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
Familiarity information: BANDOLEER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bandoleer; bandolier
Hypernyms ("bandoleer" is a kind of...):
cartridge belt (a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition)
Context examples
As for the captain, he had carried his over his shoulder by a bandoleer, and like a wise man, lock uppermost.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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