green belt
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green belt
- /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/ UK
- /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/ US
Where it comes from
From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”).
noun green belts · greenbelt
- A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
- A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
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A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
Similar: greenway
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An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
The LCC [London County Council] would initiate the campaign for the Green Belt, which the men at the top of London Transport would support.
Similar: town belt
- A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt. When the club is fully developed and has a reasonable spectrum of ranks in it, the training schedule should be stable to encourage the habit of training. […] The advanced (above green belt) class meets for an additional hour, three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
- A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art. After a month I distinctly remember one of the ‘green belts’ giving me a thorough but gentle working over in one of the sparring sessions, I was impressed not just with his ability to defeat me, but with the ease with which he did it.
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noun strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation
| 中文 | 綠化帶 /绿化带 lǜhuàdài |
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noun area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
| Español | cinturón verde |
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| 한국어 | 개발제한구역 gaebaljehan'guyeok |
| 日本語 | 緑地帯 ryokuchitai |
| 中文 | 綠化帶 /绿化带 lǜhuàdài |
| हिन्दी | हरित पट्टी harit paṭṭī |
| Français | ceinture verte |
| Deutsch | Grüngürtel |
| Русский | ЛПЗП LPZP, зелёные насажде́ния zeljónyje nasaždénija, зелёный по́яс zeljónyj pójas |
| العربية | حزام أخضر |
noun belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented
| Português | faixa verde |
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noun person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art
| Português | faixa verde |
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Talk about this word "green belt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/green%20belt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. green belt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/green%20belt "green belt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/green%20belt.Cite this
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title = {green belt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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