safety belt
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- noun
- /ˈseɪfti bɛlt/
- Fasten your safety belts, please.
- wear a safety belt
- use safety belts
Examples
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Please fasten your safety belts.
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Tell them to fasten their safety belts.
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Hey, put your safety belt on driving there, huh?
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You may remove your safety belt, sir.
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I need you all to put on your safety belts, please.
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Why don't you put on your safety belt and we'll get going.
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All right, buckle up your safety belts, kids.
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Everybody fasten their safety belts, please.
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I'd like to ask you to please return to your seat and fasten your safety belt.
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For your protection, please fasten your safety belt before the vehicle starts moving.
Synonyms
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A strap in a car or plane that keeps you safe in a crash
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A strong belt or straps that fasten around a person and attach to a safe point to stop falling
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A strong belt worn around the waist to hold you safely when going up trees or cliffs
A strap that keeps a person tied to something fixed to stop them falling
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'safety' (protection from danger) + 'belt' (a strap), i.e. a strap used for protection/restraint. This noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase safety belt shows a simple picture: a belt that gives safety by fastening a person to a seat. Imagine a strap holding you in place so you cannot fall or be thrown in a crash, and that's why it means a strap you fasten to 'protect' you in cars or when working high up.