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Definition belt in American English

belt noun

[countable] noun
/belt/
1

a narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration

Example

a leather/plastic belt

Example

put on/fasten a belt

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1.1

in some types of martial art such as judo and karate, a narrow piece of a material worn around the waist to show that you have achieved a particular standard

Example

He has a brown belt in karate.

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2

an area of land where there is a particular industry, activity, etc.

Example

the corn belt

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2.1

an area where a particular type of person lives

Example

the city's commuter belt

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2.2

a long thin area that contains a lot of a particular thing

Example

a belt of trees

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2.3

an area containing a lot of a particular thing that surrounds something else

Example

an asteroid belt

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3

a circular band that helps to turn or move something in a machine

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Definition belt in American English