noun
1 narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist
ADJECTIVE
▪ narrow , wide
▪ thick
▪ leather
▪ chain , studded
▪
a studded leather ~
▪ matching
▪ pants ( AmE ), trouser ( BrE )
▪ garter ( AmE ), suspender ( BrE )
▪
She was wearing a garter ~ and stockings.
▪ money , utility ( esp. AmE )
▪ ammo ( informal , esp. AmE ), ammunition , cartridge , gun
▪ bomb , explosive , suicide
▪ sword
VERB + BELT
▪ buckle , do up , fasten
▪ unbuckle , undo , unfasten
▪ tighten
▪ loosen
▪ adjust
BELT + NOUN
▪ buckle , loop
▪ holster
▪ clip
2 in a machine
ADJECTIVE
▪ conveyor , drive , fan , timing
3 area of land
ADJECTIVE
▪ broad , wide
▪ narrow , thin
▪ central
▪ coastal , mountain
▪ corn , cotton , wheat
▪ green (= open land around a city where building is strictly controlled) , industrial
▪
New roads are cutting into the green ~.
▪ rust (= an area where industries have closed)
▪ Bible (= where many people have strong Christian beliefs) ( in the US )
▪ hurricane
▪ radiation
▪
The space mission provided new data on the Earth's radiation ~s.
▪ commuter , stockbroker (both BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a narrow ~ of trees