seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Krick said the father was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The final moments show a motionless Dominguez, blood coming from her nose, restrained by her seat belt in the overturned car.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
And Rodolfo Fernandez de Velasco, 71, was found dead in his vehicle with the driver’s side seat belt fastened tightly around his neck after his car careened into a fence in Miami in January.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Thomas was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The final moments show a motionless Dominguez, blood coming from her nose, restrained by her seat belt in the overturned car.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
And Rodolfo Fernandez de Velasco, 71, was found dead in his vehicle with the driver’s side seat belt fastened tightly around his neck after his car careened into a fence in Miami in January.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Thomas was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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