belt
noun
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
belts
Example Sentences
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Some of the radiation recorded during that mission came from low-energy protons trapped within Earth's Van Allen radiation belts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Everything is tough. We have dramatically tightened our belts," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Would seat belts on the ride—in addition to the lap bar already in place—have helped?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“They’re lying on the floor,” he said, “leaning on their packs and their helmets and their cartridge belts and their rifles cocked, and you’re thinking, ‘This can’t be the United States of America.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
