belt track
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see belt, track.; a track used in for aligning and controlling a belt, such as a conveyor belt.
Example Sentences
- "It has been found that by simply substituting a belt track for an undercarriage with wheels in tandem, the unit load on the ground can be halved without increasing the bulk of the undercarriage."
- "Figure III shows the Terrapin, a belt-track vehicle designed to transport cargo over very difficult terrain."
- "Comparing the traction capabilities of a rubber belt track with wheeled equipment tires."
- "The roadbed of this company (the Shreveport & Red River Valley Railroad Company) being entirely within the state of Louisiana, if it is required to pay the sum of $330,000, or an amount necessarily expended in the construction of the belt track down to Henderson street, it would be practically denied the benefit of this belt system, and an entrance into the city of New Orleans."
- "Said connection between the South Akron belt track and the canal yard tracks to cross Medsker street at grade."
- "We think that the testimony of the plaintiff shows plainly that he did not look or listen for approaching trains after he crossed the belt track."