green belt

== English == === Etymology === From green (adjective) +‎ belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/ === Noun === green belt (plural green belts) (also attributively) Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare. A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc. Hyponym: shelterbelt (urban studies) A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation. Synonym: greenway (chiefly UK) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building. Synonym: (New Zealand) town belt (martial arts) 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. Coordinate terms: black belt, white belt A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art. Coordinate terms: black belt, white belt ==== Alternative forms ==== greenbelt ==== Derived terms ==== grey belt ==== Related terms ==== greenfield ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === green belt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia green belt (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Englebert