A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. • A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. • A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. • Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe. • A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts. • A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star. • One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. • A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces. • A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object. • A quick drink of liquor. • A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt). • The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. • A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon. • A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice. • A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.