A metaphorical term in geography for long and proportionally narrow encircling strips of land having any particular feature; as a belt of sand, a belt of hills, &c. It is, in use, nearly synonymous with zone. Also, to beat with a colt or rope's end.
·noun A token or badge of knightly rank. II. Belt ·noun That which restrains or confines as a girdl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- A region of the ocean where fogs are of marked frequency, as near the coast of Newfoundland...
A baldrick (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An india-rubber or cork girdle round a person's waist to buoy him up in the water. ...