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# seatbelt

noun (a seatbelt, seatbelts); also seat belt

«seatbelt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A strong belt in a car, bus or plane that holds you in your seat to keep you safe in a crash or sudden stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, always wear your seatbelt; it is the law. Children use booster seats so the seatbelt fits. Phrases: fasten your seatbelt, buckle up, seatbelt sign.

### Examples

- Fasten your seatbelt before we go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x1)
- Wearing a seatbelt saves lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x2)
- The seatbelt sign is on, so stay seated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x3)
- Make sure the seatbelt goes across your shoulder, not your neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x4)
- Dad won't start the car until we buckle our seatbelts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x5)
- It's the law to wear a seatbelt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Written as one word or two. US: buckle up; UK: belt up. Safety: never put the belt behind you or under your arm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seatbelt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seatbelt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seatbelt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seatbelt.html) on Mova free.