Belt may refer to:

Apparel

Belt (clothing) A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it (as far down as the hips). The ends of a belt are free; and a buckle forms the belt into a loop by securing one en ...

, a leather or fabric band worn around the waist * Championship belt, a type of trophy used primarily in combat sports * Colored belts, such as a

black belt Black Belt may refer to: Martial arts * Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of expertise in martial arts * ''Black Belt'' (magazine), a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals Places * Black B ...

or red belt, worn by martial arts practitioners to signify rank in the kyū ranking system

Geology

* A synonym for orogen (e.g. orogenic belt) * Greenstone belt * A large-scale linear or curved array of belt of

igneous rock Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ''ignis'' meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or l ...

s (e.g. Transscandinavian Igneous Belt) * A large-scale linear or curved array of mineral deposits (e.g. Bolivian tin belt) * Metamorphic belt :* Paired metamorphic belts

Mechanical and vehicular

Belt (mechanical) A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative movement. Belts are looped over pulley ...

, a looped strip of material used to link multiple rotating shafts * Conveyor belt, a device for transporting goods along a fixed track * Belt manlift, a device for moving people between floors in a building or grain elevator. * Seat belt, a safety device in automobiles and on the plane * Timing belt, part of an internal combustion engine * Serpentine belt, move accessories of a combustion engine. *

Belt track Belt may refer to: Apparel * Belt (clothing), a leather or fabric band worn around the waist * Championship belt, a type of trophy used primarily in combat sports * Colored belts, such as a Black belt (martial arts), black belt or Red belt (marti ...

, a type of track used on Caterpillar-style vehicles * Belt armor, a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships * Belt (firearms), a type of ammunition used in light machine guns, like the M240 and Mk 48. * Steel Belt, a type of machinery part and conveyor's Steel Belt

Places

* Belt, North Holland * Belt, Montana, United States * Belt Parkway, a series of highways around New York City, United States * Danish belts, several straits in and around Denmark: ** Great Belt ** Little Belt ** Fehmarn Belt * Any of several informally defined elongated regions of the United States and elsewhere * Belts, Yiddish name of Bălți, Moldova * Il-Belt, Maltese name of

Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an administrative unit and capital of Malta. Located on the main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, its population within administrative limits in 2014 was ...

, Malta

Astronomy

* Asteroid belt, a region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter * Gould Belt, a partial ring of stars representing the local spiral arm to which the Sun belongs *

Kuiper belt The Kuiper belt () is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, but is far larger—20 t ...

, a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune * Orion's Belt

People with the surname

Thomas Belt Thomas Belt (183221 September 1878), an English geologist and naturalist, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1832, and educated in that city. He is remembered for his work on the geology of gold bearing minerals, glacial geology, and for his de ...

(1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist *

Francis Walter Belt Francis Walter Belt (30 April 1862 – 21 August 1938) was an Australian naval commander, lawyer, explorer, and big game hunter. Born in Adelaide, he attended the Collegiate School of St Peter and clerked in the offices of his father, a barrister ...

(1862–1938), Australian naval commander, lawyer, and explorer * Philip Belt (1927–2015), American piano builder * Brandon Belt (born 1988), American baseball player *

Dustin Belt Dustin Earl Belt (born December 3, 1987) is an American guitarist, music producer and actor. He is best known as a founding member of the indie pop duo, Heffron Drive, and as the touring guitarist for the Nickelodeon/Sony boy band, Big Time ...

(born 1987), American musician, producer, and actor

Other uses

* Belting (music), a singing technique * ''

The Belt ''The Belt'' ( it, La cintura) is a 1989 Italian erotic drama film directed by Giuliana Gamba. It is based on the drama play with the same name by Alberto Moravia. Cast * Eleonora Brigliadori: Bianca Ravelli *James Russo: Vittorio Di Simone *Gi ...

'', a 1989 erotic drama film * Judas belt, a firework *

Green belt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wilderness, wild, or agricultural landscape, land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenway (lan ...

, a policy and land use designation used in land use planning *

Belt problem The belt problem is a mathematics problem which requires finding the length of a crossed belt that connects two circular pulleys with radius ''r''1 and ''r''2 whose centers are separated by a distance ''P''. The solution of the belt problem requ ...

, a mathematics problem * Belt Supergroup, a group of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks * Belt Publishing, an American publisher