belt

²belt

noun

Definition of BELT

1

a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist <a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt>

Synonyms ceinture, cincture, cummerbund (also cumberbund), girdle, sash, self-belt

Related Words band, waistband; circle, loop, ribbon, ring; baldric, bandolier (or bandoleer), Sam Browne belt; cestus, obi

2

a broad geographical area <that part of the country is sometimes called “the farm belt” because of the number of farms there>

Synonyms belt, corridor, land, neck, part(s), tract, zone

Related Words district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory; neighborhood, vicinity