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safety belt

  1. a belt attaching a telephone lineman, window washer, etc. to a telephone pole, window sill, etc. to prevent falling
  2. a restraining belt, as in an airplane or motor vehicle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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