Belt

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Belt can refer to the following objects: Template:Wiktionarypar

A belt (clothing) is an article of clothing worn around the waist, also used as a punitive implement for a so-called belting or for sexual gratification in the form of a spanking.
A belt (mechanical) is a looped, flexible connection, used for power transmission and conveyance systems.
A Belt (firearm) is a single row of cartridges which are held together with cloth or metal links, for use in a (typically automatic) firearm.
Belt track is a common term for Kegresse track a kind of track drive that uses reinforced flexible belts instead of linked belts for traction.
A style and a technique of singing - see belting.
in automobiles:
- a safety or seat belt
- a fan belt
- an engine timing belt
in astronomy
- An asteroid belt or Main belt is a cluster of asteroids orbiting a star. There is one in this solar system, located between Mars and Jupiter.
- The Kuiper belt is an area of the solar system extending from within the orbit of Neptune. Objects within the Kuiper Belt are referred to as trans-Neptunian objects (a type of minor planet)or asteroids
- The Oort Belt or Oort cloud is located outside the orbit scattered disc and Pluto's orbit where comets are presumed to be formed

As a geographical name it also refers to the following places:

"Belt" is the German expression for the part of the Baltic Sea between Germany and Sweden. In particular the little Belt is referenced in the first stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen, a German national anthem (the first stanza is no longer used).
Belt, Montana is a small city in Cascade County, Montana, U.S.
Belt, a small village on the former island of Wieringen, in the Dutch province of North Holland