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

Previously, geological features left behind by landslides have been found on a host of bodies in the solar system, including Mars, Ceres in the asteroid belt, some of the icy moons of the gas giants, and even Pluto's companion, Charon. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026

The Hillsborough meteorite may have once belonged to a larger space rock orbiting within the inner asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 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

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Kids Definition

asteroid belt

noun

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