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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Some attendees raised safety concerns about the Ferris wheel, citing the lack of seat belts on the ride, in interviews with local news outlets.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Before the cast member checks your seat belts, the pilots will need to push their controls to the extreme left and right or up and down, depending on their joystick movement, and then hit the activation button.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
All three of the people involved were wearing seat belts, according to the patrol.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Highway patrol said Gilreath was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and it is not known whether the other two occupants were wearing theirs.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Before the cast member checks your seat belts, the pilots will need to push their controls to the extreme left and right or up and down, depending on their joystick movement, and then hit the activation button.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
All three of the people involved were wearing seat belts, according to the patrol.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Highway patrol said Gilreath was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and it is not known whether the other two occupants were wearing theirs.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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