seat belt

noun

a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

• Syn: ↑seatbelt

• Hypernyms: ↑safety belt, ↑life belt, ↑safety harness

• Part Holonyms: ↑car seat, ↑plane seat

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noun

: an arrangement of straps or webbing designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as during the takeoff of an airplane or in an automobile collision)

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a belt or strap in an automobile, airplane, etc., fastened around or sometimes diagonally across the midsection to keep the person safely secured, as during a sudden stop. Also, seatbelt. Also called safety belt. Cf. lap belt.

[1945-50]

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seat belt noun

(also safety belt) an adjustable belt for holding the occupant firmly in his or her aircraft seat, car seat, etc

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Main Entry: ↑seat

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seat belt UK US noun [countable] [singular seat belt plural seat belts]

a strong belt in a car or plane that you fasten around yourself to hold you in your seat

Thesaurus: internal parts of cars and other road vehicles_meronym makes of car_hyponym

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seat belt,

a strap attached to the seat of an automobile or airplane, and buckled across the occupant's lap to hold him in the seat in the event of a crash, jolt, or bump; safety belt.

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(also seatbelt) n. a belt or strap securing a person to prevent injury, esp. in a vehicle or aircraft

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noun, pl ⋯ belts [count]

: a strap on a vehicle's seat that holds a person in the seat if there is an accident

Fasten your seat belt.

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ˈseat belt [seat belt seat belts] (also ˈsafety belt) noun

a belt that is attached to the seat in a car or a plane and that you fasten around yourself so that you are not thrown out of the seat if there is an accident

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Fasten your seat belts.

See also: ↑safety belt  

Collocations:

Driving

Having a car

have/own/ (BrE) run a car

ride a motorcycle/motorbike

drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift

have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired

buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car

take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test

get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license

Driving

put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt

put/turn/leave the key in the ignition

start the car/engine

(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear

press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator

release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake

drive/park/reverse the car

(BrE) indicate left/right

(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right

take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn

apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)

beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn

Problems and accidents

a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth)

swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian

crash/lose control of the car

have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run

be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck

dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood

break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield

blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire

get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture

inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire

Traffic and driving regulations

be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam

cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock

experience/face lengthy delays

beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour

break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit

be caught on (BrE) a speed camera

stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding

(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights

be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)

be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving