…a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons…
…name for parts of the US Midwest, especially Illinois and Iowa, where corn is a major crop…
…(in a motor-vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the dynamo or alternator…
…the states of the Midwest that are noted particularly for their agricultural production: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota…
…a part of a country characterized by declining industry and a falling population, especially in the American Midwest and NE states…
…a belt used to secure someone in the seat of a motor vehicle or aircraft…
…a mechanism in which power is transmitted by the movement of a continuous flexible belt…
…those areas of the southern and middle western United States and western Canada where Protestant fundamentalism is widely practised…
…a black belt worn by an expert in judo, karate, and other martial arts…
…an agricultural district in central Alabama and Mississippi, named for its rich soils…
…a belt of a brown colour marking a level of proficiency below that of a black belt in judo, karate, or other martial arts…
…a belt that transmits drive from a motor, engine, or line shaft to a moving part or machine tool…
…an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted…
…a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice…
…a belt or strap securing a person to prevent injury, especially in a vehicle or aircraft…
…a belt to which weights are attached, designed to help divers stay submerged…
…a resort area in the Catskill Mountains frequented chiefly by Jewish people of eastern European origin…
…a garment or device designed to prevent the woman wearing it from having sexual intercourse…
…the area surrounding a city from which a large number of people travel to work each day…
…a continuous moving band of fabric, rubber, or metal used for transporting objects from one place to another…
…an ornate belt awarded to a professional boxer winning a British title fight. A fighter winning three title fights in one weight division is given a belt to keep…
…a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a field of crops, from fierce weather…
…a bandolier or other strap passing over one shoulder and under the opposite arm…
…a region surrounding a planet where charged particles accumulate under the influence of the planet’s magnetic field…
…a woman’s undergarment consisting of a decorative belt and elastic suspenders to which the tops of stockings are fastened…
…safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced, or acquired…
…each of two regions of intense radiation partly surrounding the earth at heights of several thousand kilometres…
…(of a policy or action) providing double security, by using two means to the same end…
…a ring of buoyant or inflatable material used to help a person who has fallen into water to stay afloat…
…a conspicuous constellation (the Hunter), said to represent a hunter holding a club and shield. It lies on the celestial equator and contains many bright stars, including Rigel, Betelgeuse, and a line of three that form Orion’s Belt…
…a metal chain or reinforced rubber belt that drives the camshaft of an internal combustion engine. Also called timing belt…
…a leather belt with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder, worn by army and police officers…
…a conspicuous constellation (the Hunter), said to represent a hunter holding a club and shield. It lies on the celestial equator and contains many bright stars, including Rigel, Betelgeuse, and a line of three that form Orion’s Belt…
