belt ammunition
- noun
- /bɛlt ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
munición de cinta
- The soldier loaded the belt ammunition into the machine gun.
Examples
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The machine gun jammed because the belt ammunition was improperly loaded.
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Soldiers inspected the belt ammunition before heading into the field exercise.
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He watched as technicians prepared hundreds of rounds of belt ammunition for the demonstration.
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Can you pass me the belt ammunition?
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Soldiers inspected the belt ammunition before heading into the field exercise.
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The machine gun jammed because the belt ammunition was improperly loaded.
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He watched as technicians prepared hundreds of rounds of belt ammunition for the demonstration.
Synonyms
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A strip of linked material that holds bullets for a machine gun
Bullets linked in a flexible strip for use in a machine gun
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'ammunition arranged in flexible linked strips' follows directly from combining 'belt' (a strip or linked carrier) with 'ammunition' (bullets), so the picture of ammunition on a belt is compositional. This noun–noun compound follows standard English compounding patterns and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Belt ammunition comes from the image of bullets linked together in a long strip like a belt that feeds into a machine gun. So, it means 'ammunition' arranged in flexible, linked strips ready to be fed into the gun.