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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Belt, MT (city, FIPS 5275)
    Location: 47.38597 N, 110.92580 W
    Population (1990): 571 (282 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 59412

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Belt \Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw.
     b["a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael.
     balt border, belt.]
     1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;
        as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The shining belt with gold inlaid.    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He cannot buckle his distempered cause
              Within the belt of rule.              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or
        crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of
        trees; a belt of sand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Arch.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more
        properly termed a belt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface
        of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the
        nature of clouds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and
        the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance,
        passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from
        one to the other.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of Pulley.]
           [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any
        organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Belt lacing, thongs used for lacing together the ends of
        machine belting.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Belting.]
     To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
     surround.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
        --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Belting.]
     To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
     surround.
  
           A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.
  
           They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
        --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Belt \Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw.
     b["a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael.
     balt border, belt.]
     1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;
        as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
  
              The shining belt with gold inlaid.    --Dryden.
  
     2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
  
              He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the
              belt of rule.                         --Shak.
  
     3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or
        crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of
        trees; a belt of sand.
  
     4. (Arch.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more
        properly termed a belt.
  
     5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface
        of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the
        nature of clouds.
  
     6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and
        the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
  
     7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.
  
     8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance,
        passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from
        one to the other.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of Pulley.]
  
     9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any
        organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
  
     Belt lacing, thongs used for lacing together the ends of
        machine belting.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  belt
       n 1: endless loop of flexible material between two rotating
            shafts or pulleys
       2: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the
          waist)
       3: an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a
          belt of high pressure"
       4: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
          bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
           knock, bash, bang, smash]
       5: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: swath]
       6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
          [syn: knock, rap, whack, whang]
       v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: belt out]
       2: deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
       3: fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: unbelt]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η ζώνη
     2 ο ιμάντας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Dutch n.
     1 (lb nl archaic) A heap, hill
     2 A dumpsite, notably for waste products.
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl Suriname) (clothing) A (l en belt).
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl bellen  23 s pres ind ; p imp)
     Maltese n.
     A city, town.
     Old English n.
     A (l en belt).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Belt
     German n.
     m (lb de Denmark) strait
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town s/Montana)
     3 (ellipsis of en Main Asteroid Belt) (place en region
  starsystem/Solar System)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     n.
     1 A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body
  (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a
  decorative piece of clothing.
     2 A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat
  belt.
     3 A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
     4 Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a
  belt; a strip or stripe.
     5 A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial
  arts.
     6 (lb en astronomy) A collection of small body (such as asteroids)
  which orbit a star.
     7 (lb en astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of
  the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
     8 (lb en military nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a
  warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
     9 A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
     10 A quick drink of liquor.
     11 (lb en usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a
  particular product, feature or demographic (''Corn Belt'', ''Bible
  Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt'').
     12 (lb en baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the
  batter's waist.
     13 (lb en weapons) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a
  belt-fed weapon.
     14 (lb en music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice
  above the break (or ''passaggio''), in a range typically sung in head
  voice.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten a #Noun on.
     3 (lb en transitive) To invest (a person) with a #Noun as part of a
  formal ceremony such as knighthood.
     4 (lb en transitive) To hit with a #Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive informal normally belt out) To scream or sing in
  a loud manner.
     6 (lb en transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
     7 (lb en transitive colloquial) To hit someone or something.
     8 (lb en transitive baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance,
  usually for a home run.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To move very fast.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Belt
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town s/Montana)
     3 (ellipsis of en Main Asteroid Belt) (place en region
  starsystem/Solar System)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Maltese n.
     A city, town.
     n.
     1 A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body
  (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a
  decorative piece of clothing.
     2 A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat
  belt.
     3 A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
     4 Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a
  belt; a strip or stripe.
     5 A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial
  arts.
     6 (lb en astronomy) A collection of small body (such as asteroids)
  which orbit a star.
     7 (lb en astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of
  the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
     8 (lb en military nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a
  warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
     9 A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
     10 A quick drink of liquor.
     11 (lb en usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a
  particular product, feature or demographic (''Corn Belt'', ''Bible
  Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt'').
     12 (lb en baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the
  batter's waist.
     13 (lb en weapons) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a
  belt-fed weapon.
     14 (lb en music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice
  above the break (or ''passaggio''), in a range typically sung in head
  voice.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten a #Noun on.
     3 (lb en transitive) To invest (a person) with a #Noun as part of a
  formal ceremony such as knighthood.
     4 (lb en transitive) To hit with a #Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive informal normally belt out) To scream or sing in
  a loud manner.
     6 (lb en transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
     7 (lb en transitive colloquial) To hit someone or something.
     8 (lb en transitive baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance,
  usually for a home run.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To move very fast.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Belt
     German n.
     m (lb de Denmark) strait
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town s/Montana)
     3 (ellipsis of en Main Asteroid Belt) (place en region
  starsystem/Solar System)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Maltese n.
     A city, town.
     n.
     1 A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body
  (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a
  decorative piece of clothing.
     2 A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat
  belt.
     3 A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
     4 Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a
  belt; a strip or stripe.
     5 A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial
  arts.
     6 (lb en astronomy) A collection of small body (such as asteroids)
  which orbit a star.
     7 (lb en astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of
  the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
     8 (lb en military nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a
  warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
     9 A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
     10 A quick drink of liquor.
     11 (lb en usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a
  particular product, feature or demographic (''Corn Belt'', ''Bible
  Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt'').
     12 (lb en baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the
  batter's waist.
     13 (lb en weapons) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a
  belt-fed weapon.
     14 (lb en music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice
  above the break (or ''passaggio''), in a range typically sung in head
  voice.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten a #Noun on.
     3 (lb en transitive) To invest (a person) with a #Noun as part of a
  formal ceremony such as knighthood.
     4 (lb en transitive) To hit with a #Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive informal normally belt out) To scream or sing in
  a loud manner.
     6 (lb en transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
     7 (lb en transitive colloquial) To hit someone or something.
     8 (lb en transitive baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance,
  usually for a home run.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To move very fast.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Belt
     German n.
     m (lb de Denmark) strait
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town s/Montana)
     3 (ellipsis of en Main Asteroid Belt) (place en region
  starsystem/Solar System)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Englanti n.
     1 vyö
     2 (yhteys tekniikka k=en) hihna, käyttöhihna
     3 (yhteys ilmatiede k=en) selänne
     4 vyöhyke
     Englanti vb.
     1 vyöttää, ympäröidä
     2 kiinnittää hihnalla
     3 antaa selkäsauna, antaa remmiä
     4 lyödä kovaa
     5 (kuva) hakata
     6 ampaista, rynnätä

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  belt
     Anglisht n.
     brez

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belt
     Engelska n.
     bälte
     Engelska vb.
     fästa med bälte

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Belt /bɛlt/ 
  bält
  Ostseeraum: Meerenge zwischen einer Insel und dem gegenüberliegenden Festland

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  belt /bˈɛlt/
  gordel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Belt /bˈɛlt/
  الحزام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  belt //bɛlt// 
  1. кола́н, колан
  band used for safety purposes
  2. ре́мък
  band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power
  3. кола́н, по́яс, ре́мък
  band worn around the waist
  4. зо́на, по́яс
  geographical region

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  belt //bɛlt// 
  1. бия с каиш
  beat with a belt
  2. препасвам
  fasten a belt
  3. обгръщам, опасвам
  surround