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.
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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
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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
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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