belt

Belt ( ahd. Riomo "torn-off strip") stands for:

• in technology, an elongated strip, often as an endless loop, made of flexible material, for the transmission of tensile force and thus torque (transmission) or setting position, see belt drive or drive belt
• Leather strip, which is provided with buckles at the ends and is used for fastening similar to belt straps (packing straps)
• Lanyard , ski equipment
• Thong , weapon accessories
• in equestrian sport:

• Riser strap
• Puller strap
• Tail strap

• Strop , shaving accessories
• leather shoelace
• another word for belt
• an extensive newspaper article in journalists' jargon
• Riemen (Rothaargebirge) , mountain in the Rothaargebirge in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Belt (shipping) (from Old High German riemo from Latin remus = oar), in seafaring and shipbuilding a propulsion means for rowing boats and rowing ships
• Phylacteries

Belt is the family name of the following people:

• Karolina Riemen-Żerebecka (* 1988), Polish freestyle skier

See also:

Wiktionary: belts  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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