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timing belt

American  

noun

  1. an endless belt bearing teeth for engaging sprockets on two mechanisms requiring precise synchronization.


Example Sentences

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Larson drove his car to the garage after 14 laps with a timing belt issue.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2022

If it passes, I may celebrate by getting a third timing belt for our beat-up Honda, so it can get past 300,000 miles.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Another maintenance task that should not be deferred is replacing the timing belt in engines that use them.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2021

“It’s almost like the timing belt on the global growth engine is a bit off, or the cylinders are not firing as they should.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2015

In the great encyclopedia that is modern fiction, I’ve read many more novels about the intricacies of trading stocks or making pastries or testing pharmaceuticals than I have about replacing a timing belt.

From Washington Post