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safety belt

noun

seat belt.
a belt or strap worn as a safety precaution by a person working at a great height:
The safety belt worn by a window washer is usually secured to each side of the window frame.
life belt.

safety belt

See seat belt
another name for seat belt
a belt or strap worn by a person working at a great height and attached to a fixed object to prevent him from falling

First recorded in 1855–60

Look for built-in seats, a reinforced bottom, safety belts, and locks on foldable frames.

It features child safety belts, a removable canopy, and two-rider seating that can easily be converted to a bench seat by unzipping one wagon panel.

Doors open and close, and there’s even a safety belt to help kids learn to buckle up.

Rick helped the governor in, buckled his safety belt, then ran around and got into the pilot's seat.

With sardonic docility he unfastened his safety-belt and stepped out into the spiral, descending aisle.

Feeling his safety belt loosen, the young pilot dug in his toes and stayed with the ship.

And ten days later he rode a 'copter into town, his money-belt strapped beneath his safety-belt.

Elshawe tried to move and found that he was tied to the seat and strapped in with a safety belt.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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