noun
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another name for seat belt
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a belt or strap worn by a person working at a great height and attached to a fixed object to prevent him from falling
Etymology
Origin of safety belt
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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He bolted a chair to the bottom of the tree house and has a safety belt to catch him should he fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Then make sure that all drivers and passengers buckle the safety belt.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had just sat down when the turbulence hit and had not had a chance to buckle her safety belt.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022
As she got into the queen-size bed and secured the safety belt that stretched across the mattress, preparing to sleep for the next few hours, an unpleasant feeling came over her.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019
Her mother fusses with the safety belt and says to Rosa, “I’m going to get you a helmet.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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