seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Dealers are to inspect the seat belt retractor date codes and replace the seat belt retractors for free.
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James Powel, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Volvo famously made their seat belt patent freely available in 1959 to prioritize public safety over profit, while Tesla notably announced its own open-source patent pledge in 2014 to accelerate the development and adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The seat should be approved for a child’s age and size, buckled into the aircraft seat belt and be rear-facing if a child weighs less than 20 pounds.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
That's the same stuff seat belts and parachutes are made from.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Volvo famously made their seat belt patent freely available in 1959 to prioritize public safety over profit, while Tesla notably announced its own open-source patent pledge in 2014 to accelerate the development and adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The seat should be approved for a child’s age and size, buckled into the aircraft seat belt and be rear-facing if a child weighs less than 20 pounds.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
That's the same stuff seat belts and parachutes are made from.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seat belt
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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