belt

/belt/ n [C] (STRIP)

Definition

› a strip of leather or other material worn around the waist: a black leather belt › A belt is also a continuous strip of material that moves as part of a machine.

(Definition of belt n (STRIP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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