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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 soldiersplay

  Familiarity information: BANDOLEER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BANDOLEER (noun)


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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