Shoulder-belt
41SamBrowne belt — Sam Browne belt (sămʹ brounʹ) n. A belt having a shoulder strap that runs diagonally across the chest, worn as part of a military or police uniform. [After Sir Samuel James Browne (1824 1901), British general.] * * * …
42lap belt — noun A seat belt in vehicles that holds only near the lap; not like a sash belt which holds from waist across the body above the shoulder …
43Sam Browne belt — Sam′ Browne′ belt [[t]ˈsæm ˈbraʊn[/t]] n. a sword belt with a supporting strap over the right shoulder, worn as part of a uniform • Etymology: 1910–15; after its inventor, British generalSamuel Browne(1824–1901) …
44Sam Browne belt — noun a military belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, worn by officers. {designed after the sword belt invented by Sir Samuel James Browne, 1824–1901, British general} …
45rear seat belt — An inertia reel belt attached at each end of the rear seats; a passenger riding in the middle of the rear seats must be satisfied with just a lap belt, which many safety experts regard as inadequate. Some manufacturers (notably those from… …
46Sam Browne belt — [sam′ broun′] n. [after Brit Gen. Sir Samuel J. Browne (1824 1901)] a military officer s belt with a diagonal strap across the right shoulder, designed to carry the weight of a pistol or sword …
47Sam Browne belt — noun Etymology: Sir Samuel James Browne died 1901 British army officer Date: 1915 a leather belt for a dress uniform supported by a light strap passing over the right shoulder called also Sam Browne …
48Sam Browne belt — /sam brown / a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations. [1910 15; named… …
49Sam Browne belt — n. leather duty belt for a dress uniform held by a light strap that passes over the right shoulder (named after Sam Browne) …
50seat belt — n. 1. a device consisting of an anchored strap or straps that buckle across the hips to hold a seated passenger safely in place as during a collision 2. such a device combined with a SHOULDER HARNESS, as in an automobile: Also written seatbelt n …
