1. a belt worn over the shoulder and across the chest to carry ammunition
Usage: military

Examples

• The soldier wore a bandolier filled with rifle cartridges.
• Revolutionary fighters crossed the plaza with bandoliers slung across their chests.
• The museum displayed an antique bandolier from the Civil War.
• Each guerrilla fighter carried a bandolier containing dozens of bullets.
• The cowboy’s bandolier gleamed with brass cartridges in the sunlight.
• Historical photographs show cavalry soldiers wearing leather bandoliers.