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Belt can refer to the following objects:
- A belt (clothing) is an article of clothing worn around the waist to hold pants up or as a fashion accessory.
- A belt (mechanical) is a looped, flexible connection, used for power transmission; it is called conveyor belt when part of a conveyance system.
- A Belt (firearm) is a single row of cartridges which are held together with cloth or metal links, for use in a (typically automatic) firearm.
- A leather belt as attribute of certain Confraternities of the Cord and/or as penitential device.
- A Championship belt in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, which is used as the equivalent of a trophy and awarded to the winner of a championship in a sport.
- Dance belt, an undergarment worn by male dancers.
- Belt track, the common term for Kegresse track, a kind of track drive that uses reinforced flexible belts instead of linked belts for traction.
- Vocal belting, a singing technique.
- In automobiles:
- A safety or seat belt.
- A fan belt.
- An engine timing belt.
- In astronomy:
- An asteroid belt or Main belt is a cluster of asteroids orbiting a star. There is one in this solar system, located between Mars and Jupiter.
- The Kuiper belt is an area of the solar system extending from within the orbit of Neptune. Objects within the Kuiper Belt are referred to as trans-Neptunian objects (a type of minor planet)or asteroids
- The Oort Belt or Oort cloud is located outside the orbit scattered disc and Pluto's orbit where comets are presumed to be formed
- In geology and geography, a belt is a region with a roughly elongated form, or sometimes a sequence of roughly parallel forms, as in
- "Belt" regions of Canada
- "Belt" regions of the United States
As a geographical name it also refers to the following places:
- "Belt" is the German expression for the part of the Baltic Sea between Germany and Sweden. In particular the little Belt is referenced in the first stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen, a German national anthem (the first stanza is no longer used).
- Belt, Montana is a small city in Cascade County, Montana, U.S.
- Belt, a small village on the former island of Wieringen, in the Dutch province of North Holland
