BELT


Meaning of BELT in English

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

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