bandolier

/ ˌbændəˈlɪə /

noun

1. a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandolier¹

C16: from Old French bandouliere , from Old Spanish bandolera , bandolero guerrilla, from Catalan bandoler , from bandol band, from Spanish bando ; see band ¹

Example Sentences

Its members bear sequentially numbered tattoos, each featuring a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities located six rounds of ammunition on the movie set, in locations including in a box, a gun belt and a bandolier worn by Baldwin.

From Seattle Times

And he sources the bandoliers - special leather bags - from a expert in the US who makes them for Chewbaccas across the world.

From BBC

The border featured gates, barricades, glaring lights and, in our case, a bald Russian guard with a machine gun and bandoliers of bullets crisscrossed on his chest.

From Seattle Times

That gun belt or bandolier was described as “youth size,” the report said, suggesting that it might have been assigned to a young actor appearing in the western.

From Los Angeles Times