bandolier
/ˌbændəˈlɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
Example Sentences
- "The vivid, untrammeled life appealed to him[…]; but he was wise and knew that once peace was established there would be no room in Cuba for the Sin Verguenza. “None better to face peril or adversity with, but a change is coming, and one cannot always wear the bandolier,” he said."
- "We had each bandoliers of cartridges."
- "[…] with the casual but combative look of the urban photographer, black T-shirt and baseball boots, twenty-pocketed waistcoat and bandolier of film."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbændəˈlɪɹ/
- British English: /ˌbændəˈlɪə/