seatbelt

seat·belt
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Australia, New Zealand, UK/ˈsiːt.belt/Australia, New Zealand, UK, also/ˈsiːt.bɛlt/Canada, US, Scotland/ˈsit.bɛlt/India/ˈsiːʈ.bɛ(ː)lʈ/

A form of seat belt — A restraining belt attached to a vehicle seat and fastened around occupants in order to keep them in place and decelerate them smoothly rather than suddenly in an accident, mitigating the risk of injury from uncontrolled impact with injurious objects.

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nounseatbelt (plural seatbelts)

plural seatbelts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of seat belt.

    The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro.

    2023 September 13, Matt de la Peña, “‘Mexikid’ and ‘Salsa Magic’ Drive Latino Kids to Their Roots”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2023
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    However, the challenges for the railway world are much greater than for automotive as we generally have more occupants, higher speeds, greater masses, higher energies, and an absence of seatbelts or airbags to contend with.

    2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

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safety beltlife beltsafety harness
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APA

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

MLA

“seatbelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seatbelt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seatbelt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seatbelt.

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