green belt
Senses relating to an area of land with plants on itSenses relating to an area of land with plants on it.: A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
» Cornelius got his green belt today!
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6 sensesSenses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
(also, attributive)A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
(also, attributive)A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
(also, attributive)A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
(UK, also, attributive)An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
Grüngürtel
ЛПЗПLPZP, зелёные насажде́нияzeljónyje nasaždénija, зелёный по́ясzeljónyj pójas
зеле́ні наса́дженняzeléni nasádžennja
(also, attributive)A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt.
(also, attributive)A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
Examples
2 sentencesCornelius got his green belt today!
A large number of houses are to be demolished in Duisburg-Bruckhausen to create a green belt.
deIn Duisburg-Bruckhausen sollen zahlreiche Häuser abgerissen werden, um einen Grüngürtel zu schaffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strFrom green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”).
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plural: green beltsSynonyms
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