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  • 101belt and braces — ► belt and braces Brit. providing double security, by using more than one means to the same end. Main Entry: ↑belt …

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  • 102belt-tightening — /belt tuyt n ing/, n. a curtailment in spending; period of economizing: The mayor ordered a belt tightening for all city offices. [1935 40] …

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  • 103belt-and-braces — belt and braˈces adjective Giving double security or double the chances of success • • • Main Entry: ↑belt …

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  • 104belt|line — belt line, U.S. a railroad, bus line, road, or the like, that makes a circuit around or almost around a city or special area. belt|line «BEHLT LYN», noun. = waistline. (Cf. ↑waistline) …

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  • 105belt-tight|en|ing — «BEHLT TY tuh nihng», noun, adjective. Especially U.S. –n. a forced reduction of expenditures. –adj. designed to reduce expenses; economizing: »belt tightening layoffs …

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  • 106belt|ed-bi|as tire — «BEHL tihd BY uhs», an automobile tire with a belt of cord fabric or metal beneath the tread and above the plies crisscrossing the tire diagonally to the center line of the tread. Also, bias belted tire …

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  • 107belt and braces — ˌbelt and ˈbraces idiom (informal) taking more actions than are really necessary to make sure that sth succeeds or works as it should • a belt and braces policy Main entry: ↑beltidiom …

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  • 108Belt furnace — Belt furnace. См. Ленточная печь. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

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  • 109Belt grinding — Belt grinding. См. Ленточная шлифовка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

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  • 110belt bag — belt′ bag n. clo fanny pack • Etymology: 1985–90 …

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