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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The public needed a generation to accept automobile seat belts and tornado shelters; new safety standards had to be met with changes in the culture. Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025 Dealers are to inspect and replace both front seat belt anchor pretensioner assemblies as well as remove sections of the carpet and underlayment that contact the cables for free, as necessary. James Powel, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 The driver of the bus, Phillip Alan Wright, 65, of Apple Valley, wore a seat belt and suffered minor injuries, the State Patrol said. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 The seat belt recall affects 332,778 Ford Mustang vehicles, while the camera display issue recall covers 291,901 F-250, F-350 and F-450 super duty trucks, according to NHTSA notices. Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seat belt

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seat belt was in 1932

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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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seat belt

noun
: a strap designed to hold a person in a seat (as in an automobile or airplane)

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