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belt

[belt] / bɛlt /


NOUN
strip of land with characteristic feature
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In baggage claim, she picked up a luggage cart and picked all of our bags off the belt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

At a recycling plant in Coventry, I watched staff sorting rubbish on a fast-moving conveyor belt when a crushed yellow sharps container suddenly appeared among the waste.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Having three movies under their belt helps there, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

He’s got his quirks—chains his tea mug to the radiator by his desk, wears a tie for a belt, and rides a rickety bicycle along country lanes while wearing a gas mask.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The Van Allen belts do not extend into the lunar environment, so the radiation encountered there contains a greater contribution from high-energy particles originating elsewhere in the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even Lorén’s voice got a workout on the title track “Libertad,” delivering her highest belts yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Six Flags FUN -6.49%decrease; down pointing triangle said it plans to add seat belts to some of its roller coasters following a deadly incident this month at its Georgia theme park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Everything is tough. We have dramatically tightened our belts," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Long knives were thrust into their belts, and from the neck of one warrior hung a curved hunting horn.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Another hundred would have made the selection decision difficult, explaining Banton's obvious disappointment when he somehow belted Arafat to Shaheen Afridi.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The next morning, “they both belted out good mornings to the valley below,” Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote in a Facebook post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But for now, the most viable method to avoid infection is to wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked into belted pants, and socks—even better if the clothing is permethrin-treated.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Home crowds belted “Country Roads” and he admitted that hearing “The Star-Spangled Banner” made him emotional.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Another kid had pants belted just above his knees.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

“Truthfully, I knew since I was very young that it was something I always wanted to do. I was belting Avril Lavigne in the basement with all the doors locked.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Celine Dion kicked off Paris Fashion Week in style on Monday, stepping onto the catwalk beneath the Eiffel Tower and belting out "I'm Alive" to a delighted crowd in a surprise performance.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“If walls could sing, this charming three-story mountain retreat would be belting out a country classic,” the description continues, noting that “nearly everything inside remains just as Dolly left it.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The singing is still not good, but she’s got one hand over her heart and she’s belting a lyric about not knowing her fate with real emotion in her voice.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon


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