belted

American  

[bel-tid] / ˈbɛl tɪd /

adjective

1. having or made with a belt.

   a belted dress.

2. wearing or girded with a belt, especially as a mark of distinction.

   the belted lords and emissaries.

3. marked with a band of color different from that of the rest of the body.

   a belted cow.

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Other Word Forms

• semibelted adjective
• unbelted adjective

Etymology

Origin of belted

First recorded in 1475–85; belt + -ed ³

Example Sentences

To unite the Italian host cities, the Olympic flame was passed out of the stadium as Bocelli belted and the torch simultaneously reached two cauldrons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

A big backer of the coalition government, who even belted out Marvin Gaye on the Lib Dem conference stage and attempted to stand in the leafy south-west London constituency of Richmond Park.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

I’m surrounded by moms in cool belted trench coats, wrinkleless moms with shiny, bouncy hair, moms in Alo Yoga outfits, their figures indistinguishable from their teenage daughters’.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Ellie Saab's runway featured slinky trenches that were tightly belted and Givenchy's designs appeared lighter in colour with bold black buttons and buckles.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Olive the levitating girl had to be belted into a chair screwed to the floor so that she wouldn’t float up to the ceiling.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Related Words

• bordered
• surrounded