seat belt

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noun

a belt or strap in an automobile, airplane, etc., fastened around or sometimes diagonally across the midsection to keep the person safely secured, as during a sudden stop.

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Also called safety belt.

Compare lap belt.

Origin of seat belt

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby seat belt

seastrand, sea swallow, seat, sea tangle, seatback, seat belt, seater, seating, seatmate, SEATO, seat-of-the-pants

How to use seat belt in a sentence

Driving drunk and not using a seat belt — those are individual choices, with consequences that show up quite clearly in the car-crash data.
Mayor Pete and Elaine Chao Hit the Road (Ep. 471)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 5, 2021|Freakonomics
Children move from rear-facing seats to forward-facing seats with harnesses and then on to booster seats, which rely on the vehicle’s seat belts rather than built-in harnesses.
State Attorneys General Push Federal Government to Follow the Law and Finally Create Side-Impact Tests for Kids’ Car Seats|by Patricia Callahan|July 15, 2021|ProPublica
Statistically, the risk of serious injury in car accident is very very low, but you better believe I make sure my kids put on seat belt every time they get in the car.
Parents wonder what to do with their unvaccinated children as CDC changes mask guidance|William Wan, Frances Stead Sellers|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Delle Donne sits in the passenger seat immediately after her second surgery with the seat belt on, waiting for Clifton to return from the pharmacy with the camera mounted on the dashboard.
Elena Delle Donne’s back pain made her question her career, but she’s now eager to return|Kareem Copeland|May 14, 2021|Washington Post

The prince agreed to surrender his driving license but not before being seen two days after the accident driving, without a seat belt, in a replacement SUV.
Prince Philip, royal consort to Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99|Adrian Higgins|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
They want to change bad behaviors—tobacco, alcohol, using a seat belt, anything.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the Democratic side, many expect former Rep. Mike McMahon to make another run at the seat.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interestingly, if Grimm is expelled, he is not legally prohibited from running in the special election for his seat.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now they are a notch on a belt, and the savior can feel good about themselves.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show|Samantha Allen|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Det. 2: No, not your belt . . . . Remember being out in the sunroom, the room that sits out to the back of the house?
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aristide replaced the baby, and with a complicated arrangement of string fastened it securely to the seat.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Aristide clambered back to his seat, took the child on his knees, and commiserated it profoundly.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for seat belt

seat belt

noun

Also called: safety belt a belt or strap worn in a vehicle to restrain forward motion in the event of a collision

a similar belt or strap worn in an aircraft at takeoff and landing and in rough weather

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seat belt

or seatbelt

Origin of seat belt

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British Dictionary definitions for seat belt