asteroid belt

noun

: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found

Examples of asteroid belt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Wright, Musk’s plan to launch 1 million satellites is technically a step toward Type II, but harnessing the entire power of the sun would require materials totaling more mass than all the asteroids in the asteroid belt. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Unlike most near-Earth asteroids that are thought to originate from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Kamo'oalewa could have come from much closer to home. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 7 July 2026

The fairly small spacecraft needed a high-energy launch because its destination was an orbit around the distant, metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche in the asteroid belt. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

Or, instead all its fragments may have scattered into the asteroid belt to rain down as angrites across the eons, says William Bottke, a solar system scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, who was uninvolved with the study. — Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for asteroid belt

• celt
• dealt
• dwelt
• felt
• knelt
• melt
• pelt
• smelt
• spelt
• veldt
• welt
• heartfelt

Kids Definition

asteroid belt

noun

: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found