Belt Ammunition (Noun)
Meaning
Ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The soldier carefully loaded the belt ammunition into the machine gun to prepare for the mission.
- Belt ammunition was used extensively in World War I for the newly developed machine guns.
- The military unit was running low on belt ammunition and had to ration their shots carefully.
- The gunner expertly fed the belt ammunition into the machine gun, firing continuous rounds at the enemy.
- The development of belt ammunition revolutionized the use of machine guns in combat situations.