belt
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A long narrow piece of leather or cloth that you wear around your waist to hold your clothes up or to look good.
He tightened his belt one notch and stood up straight.
My belt buckle set off the alarm at airport security.
She chose a narrow leather belt with a small silver buckle.
Common collocations: leather belt · belt buckle · fasten a belt · tighten a belt · belt loop
Part of: Clothes
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A closed loop of strong rubber or cloth that turns inside a machine to drive its parts or to carry things along.
Suitcases moved slowly along the belt towards the waiting passengers.
A mechanic replaced the worn belt in my car engine.
The belt snapped and the whole production line stopped.
Common collocations: conveyor belt · fan belt · drive belt · the belt snapped · baggage belt
Part of: Science and technology, Airports and stations
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
A long strip of land that has one clear feature, such as a type of farming, plants or weather.
A belt of thick forest separates the town from the sea.
Heavy rain is moving across the southern belt of the country.
Their family grows wheat in the northern grain belt.
Common collocations: green belt · a belt of rain · commuter belt · grain belt · a belt of forest