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seat belt

Or seatbelt

noun

  1. 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.



seat belt

noun

  1. Also called: safety belt.a belt or strap worn in a vehicle to restrain forward motion in the event of a collision

  2. a similar belt or strap worn in an aircraft at takeoff and landing and in rough weather

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seat belt1

First recorded in 1945–50
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"At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane."

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Raise your tray tables and your reclining seats, and fasten your seat belts.

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But Fornés, alert to the sensitivities of her writing students, reassured her, “Come on, sit on my lap, I’ll be your seat belt.”

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Krick said the father was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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The crews working on electric vehicles disconnected the voltage cables to air bags and seat belts, sawed off the tops of the cars, and flipped the vehicles over to access the battery packs underneath.

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