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 championship belt is a large, extravagantly designed belt used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling to signify the champions of the promotion or company, much like a cup or trophy in other ...

, a type of trophy used primarily in combat sports * Colored belts, such as a black belt or red belt, worn by martial arts practitioners to signify rank in the

kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Ch ...

ranking system

Geology

* A synonym for

orogen An orogenic belt, or orogen, is a zone of Earth's crust affected by orogeny. An orogenic belt develops when a continental plate crumples and is uplifted to form one or more mountain ranges; this involves a series of geological processes collecti ...

(e.g. orogenic belt) *

Greenstone belt Greenstone belts are zones of variably metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequences with associated sedimentary rocks that occur within Archaean and Proterozoic cratons between granite and gneiss bodies. The name comes from the green ...

* 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 The Transscandinavian Igneous Belt ( sv, Transskandinaviska magmatiska bältet), abbreviated TIB, is one of the major lithological units of the Baltic Shield. It consists of a series of batholiths in Sweden and Norway forming a ca. 1400 km l ...

) * 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 A serpentine belt (or drive belt) is a single, continuous belt used to drive multiple peripheral devices in an automotive engine, such as an alternator, power steering pump, water pump, air conditioning compressor, air pump, etc. The belt may a ...

, 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 Belt armor is a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships, typically on battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers, and aircraft carriers. The belt armor is designed to prevent projectiles from penetrating ...

, a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships *

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, 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 or De Belt is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located on the former island of Wieringen.''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997. Belt is located just to the west of the villag ...

Belt, Montana Belt is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 510 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana metropolitan area. Elevation is 3,510 ft (1,070 m). Belt has won many state championships, the ...

, United States *

Belt Parkway The Belt Parkway is the name given to a series of connected limited-access highways that form a belt-like circle around the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The Belt Parkway comprises three of the four parkways in what is known as ...

, a series of highways around New York City, United States *

Danish belts Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, several straits in and around Denmark: **

Great Belt The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits. Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Be ...

Little Belt The Little Belt (, ) is a strait between the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits that drain and connect the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait, which drains west to the North Sea and Atl ...

Fehmarn Belt Fehmarn Belt (), (, former spelling ''Femer Bælt''; ) is a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. Ferries o ...

* Any of several informally defined elongated regions of the United States and elsewhere * Belts, Yiddish name of

Bălți Bălți (; russian: Бельцы, , uk, Бєльці, , yi, בעלץ ) is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city is one of the five Moldovan municipali ...

, 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 The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, called ...

, a region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter *

Gould Belt The Gould Belt is a local, partial ring of stars in the Milky Way, about 3,000 light-years long, tilted away from the galactic plane by about 16–20 degrees. It contains many O- and B-type stars, amounting to the nearest star-forming regio ...

, 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 Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Looking for Orion's Belt is the easiest way to lo ...

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 (1862–1938), Australian naval commander, lawyer, and explorer *

Philip Belt Philip Ralph Belt (2 January 1927 - 11 May 2015) was a pioneering builder of pianos in historical style, in particular the 18th century instruments commonly called fortepianos. His pianos were modeled on instruments made by historical builders, part ...

(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) Belting (or vocal belting) is a specific technique of singing by which a singer carries their chest voice above their break or passaggio with a proportion of head voice. Belting is sometimes described as "high chest voice" or "mixed voice" (not ...

, 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 The Belt Supergroup is an assemblage of primarily fine-grained sedimentary rocks and mafic intrusive rocks of late Precambrian (Mesoproterozoic) age. It is more than thick, covers an area of some 200,000 km2 (77,220 sq. mi), and is considered to ...

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