belts and Definition | Englisch Wörterbuch (2024)

ring road

n a main road that bypasses a town or town centre, (U.S. names) belt, beltway

banana belt
n (Canadian)
informal a region with a warm climate, esp. one in Canada

belt
n

1 a band of cloth, leather, etc., worn, usually around the waist, to support clothing, carry tools, weapons, or ammunition, or as decoration

2 a narrow band, circle, or stripe, as of colour

3 an area, esp. an elongated one, where a specific thing or specific conditions are found; zone
the town belt, a belt of high pressure

4 a belt worn as a symbol of rank (as by a knight or an earl), or awarded as a prize (as in boxing or wrestling), or to mark particular expertise (as in judo or karate)

5 See →seat belt

6 a band of flexible material between rotating shafts or pulleys to transfer motion or transmit goods
a fan belt, a conveyer belt

7 short for beltcourse (see cordon(sense 4))

8 Informal a sharp blow, as with a bat or the fist

9 ♦ below the belt

a (Boxing) below the waist, esp. in the groin

b Informal in an unscrupulous or cowardly way

belt drive
n (Engineering) a transmission system using a flexible belt to transfer power

belt man
n (Austral. and N.Z.) (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who swam out with a line attached to his belt

belt out
vb tr, adv
Informal to sing loudly or emit (sound, esp. pop music) loudly
a jukebox belting out the latest hits

belt up
vb adv

1 Slang to become or cause to become silent; stop talking: often used in the imperative

2 to fasten with or by a belt, esp. a seat belt

Bible Belt
n the. those states of the S U.S. where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant

black belt
n

1 (Judo, karate, etc.)

a a black belt worn by an instructor or expert competitor in the dan grades, usually from first to fifth dan

b a person entitled to wear this

2 the. a region of the southern U.S. extending from Georgia across central Alabama and Mississippi, in which the population contains a large number of Blacks: also noted for its fertile black soil

cartridge belt
n a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges

chastity belt
n a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse

conveyor belt
n a flexible endless strip of fabric or linked plates driven by rollers and used to transport objects, esp. in a factory

Copper Belt
n a region of Central Africa, along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: rich deposits of copper

cotton belt
n a belt of land in the southeastern U.S. that specializes in the production of cotton

fan belt
n any belt that drives a fan, esp. the belt that drives a cooling fan together with a dynamo or alternator in a car engine

fold-and-thrust belt
n (Geology) a linear or arcuate region of the earth's surface that has been subjected to severe folding and thrust faulting

Great Belt
n a strait in Denmark, between Zealand and Funen islands, linking the Kattegat with the Baltic, (Danish name) Store Bælt

green belt
n a zone of farmland, parks, and open country surrounding a town or city: usually officially designated as such and preserved from urban development

inertia-reel seat belt
n a type of car seat belt in which the belt is free to unwind from a metal drum except when the drum locks as a result of rapid deceleration

life belt
n a ring filled with buoyant material or air, used to keep a person afloat when in danger of drowning

Little Belt
n a strait in Denmark, between Jutland and Funen Island, linking the Kattegat with the Baltic. Length: about 48 km (30 miles). Width: up to 29 km (18 miles), (Danish name) Lille Bælt

Lonsdale Belt
n (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
(named after Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857--1944), who presented the first one)

radiation belt
n a region in the magnetosphere of a planet in which charged particles are trapped by the planet's magnetic field, an example being the earth's Van Allen belts

rust belt
n an area where heavy industry is in decline, esp. in the Midwest of the U.S.

safety belt
n

1 another name for →seat belt

2 a belt or strap worn by a person working at a great height and attached to a fixed object to prevent him from falling

Sam Browne belt
n a military officer's wide belt supported by a strap passing from the left side of the belt over the right shoulder
(C20: named after Sir Samuel J. Browne (1824--1901), British general, who devised such a belt )

sanitary belt
n a belt for supporting a sanitary towel

seat belt
n

1 (Also called) safety belt a belt or strap worn in a vehicle to restrain forward motion in the event of a collision

2 a similar belt or strap worn in an aircraft at takeoff and landing and in rough weather

shelter belt
n a row of trees planted to protect an area from the wind

stockbroker belt
n (Brit)
informal the area outside a city, esp. London, in which rich commuters live
Compare →exurbia

storm belt
n an area of the earth's surface in which storms are frequent

suspender belt
n a belt with suspenders hanging from it to hold up women's stockings, (U.S. and Canadian name) garter belt

sword belt
n a belt with a sling or strap for a sword

Van Allen belt
n either of two regions of charged particles above the earth, the inner one extending from 2400 to 5600 kilometres above the earth and the outer one from 13000 to 19000 kilometres. The charged particles result from cosmic rays and are trapped by the earth's magnetic field
(C20: named after its discoverer, J. A. Van Allen)