timing belt
noun
an endless belt bearing teeth for engaging sprockets on two mechanisms requiring precise synchronization.
timing belts
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pluralof timing belt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The parts suppliers roll in every half-hour or so, mostly bringing new brake pads and flex-hoses, but bumpers sometimes, oil-pans, headlight assemblies or timing belts.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012
Ron Johnson, St. Louis, Mo. A Many boat engines do, in fact, have timing belts, because they are automotive engines that have been refitted for marine use.
From Time Magazine Archive
She found him behind a row of timing belts when she brought a lunch of scallion pancakes.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
