fan belt

noun

a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator

• Hypernyms: ↑belt

• Part Holonyms: ↑cooling system, ↑engine cooling system

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(in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine, that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator.

[1920-25]

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fan belt noun

(in motor vehicles) a continuous belt that drives the alternator and the cooling fan for the radiator

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Main Entry: ↑fan

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

a belt in a car engine that operates a fan that prevents the engine from getting too hot

Thesaurus: equipment and systems in cars and other road vehicles_hyponym

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fan belt,

a reinforced rubber belt behind the radiator of an automobile engine that is rotated by the crankshaft and serves to turn the generator and radiator fan.

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n. (in a motor-vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the generator or alternator

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noun, pl ⋯ belts [count]

: a band of material (such as rubber) that moves to provide power to the fan that cools the engine in a car

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ˈfan belt [fan belt fan belts] noun

a belt that operates the machinery that cools a car engine