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safety belt
noun
: a belt fastening a person to an object (such as a car seat) to prevent falling or injury
Examples of safety belt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its most recent recall over safety belts issued May 30.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 May 2024
More:Threat of severe weather looms for Sunday this Memorial Day weekend in Cincinnati
Troopers are also focusing on safety belt use over Memorial Day weekend as part of the interagency 6-State Trooper Project.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 May 2024
To be properly restrained by a safety belt, the lower part of the belt must cross your hips or upper thighs, and the upper shoulder part of the belt must cross your chest.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Adding seat belts comes with some unintended consequences, such as needing to cut a student out of a safety belt during an emergency, said Wilson, adding that the bus driver in the August crash asked Wilson to not mandate seat belts statewide.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024
Here are some other helpful safety tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
• Don't trust yourself alone to prevent falls; use the safety belt on the changing pad and use a pad with contoured sides if your baby is up on a dresser or changing table.
—Jamie Spain and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
The manager, surnamed Wag, said Sun did not buckle a safety belt prior to the routine, per the report.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
Taking the safety belts and the windshield wipers and creating something sophisticated yet almost cyber, a mix of something elegant and soigné and something urban and industrial.
—Monica Kim, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
Many users questioned why the woman did not wear any safety belt, and why there was no safety net or crash mat on the ground.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Safety belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20belt. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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safety belt
noun
: a belt for fastening a person to an object to prevent falling or injury
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