fan belt


noun
  1. (in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine, that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator.

Origin of fan belt

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for fan belt

fan belt

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

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