Meaning

1 senses
  1. An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

    Patronengurt, Bandelier, Bandolier

    патронта́шpatrontáš

    a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Each had a bandolier over his chest.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an ammunition belt:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an ammunition belt:

Origin

From earlier form bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera, fem

From earlier form bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler (“member of a band of men”), from Catalan bàndol (“band, faction, party”), from Old Spanish bando.

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Forms

plural: bandoliers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers:bandoleer

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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