Little Belt

proper noun

A strait in Denmark, between Jutland (Danish Jylland) and Funen (Danish Fyn).

OriginDanish Lillebælt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A strait in Denmark, between Jutland (Danish Jylland) and Funen (Danish Fyn).

    A feature of these restorations is the evidence they afford that the massive bridge over the Little Belt is undamaged; the ferry crossing of the Great Belt between Korsor and Nyborg is also made at normal peacetime speed.

    1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Denmark Restores Streamline Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 48

Origin

  1. DanishLillebælt
  2. EnglishLittle Belt

A literal translation of Danish Lillebælt.

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APA

Little Belt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Belt

MLA

“Little Belt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Belt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Belt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Belt.

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