noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˌbændəˈlɪɹ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbændəˈlɪə/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:B AE2 N D AH0 L IH1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bandoleer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cartridge belt
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
patrondaş
— an ammunition belt
Bulgarian:
патрондаш
(patrondaš)
— an ammunition belt
Catalan:
canana
— an ammunition belt
Danish:
bandoler
— an ammunition belt
Finnish:
ammusvyö
— an ammunition belt
French:
bandoulière
— an ammunition belt
French:
cartouchière
— an ammunition belt
French:
ceinture à munitions
— an ammunition belt
German:
Patronengurt
— an ammunition belt
German:
Bandelier
— an ammunition belt
German:
Bandolier
— an ammunition belt
German:
Bandalier
— an ammunition belt
Greek:
αορτήρας
(aortíras)
— an ammunition belt
Italian:
bandoliera
— an ammunition belt
K'iche':
uximb'al q'aq'
— an ammunition belt
Macedonian:
ре́деник
(rédenik)
— an ammunition belt
Māori:
pakihere
— an ammunition belt
Norwegian:
bandolær
— an ammunition belt
Persian:
فانوسقه
(fânusġe)
— an ammunition belt
Polish:
bandolier
— an ammunition belt
Polish:
bandolet
— an ammunition belt
Portuguese:
cartucheira
— an ammunition belt
Portuguese:
patrona
— an ammunition belt
Portuguese:
canana
— an ammunition belt
Russian:
патронта́ш
(patrontáš)
— an ammunition belt
