Definitions
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- adjective resembling a belt around something
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Examples
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These days I see all variations, but the word fajita is Spanish for the belt-like shape of the skirt steak, and that's the one for me.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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These days I see all variations, but the word fajita is Spanish for the belt-like shape of the skirt steak, and that's the one for me.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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The surgeries - which involve either surgically creating a smaller stomach or shrinking intake with a belt-like, adjustable device - cost about $24,000 each.
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In this procedure, the surgeon places a belt-like band around the stomach—up high on the stomach.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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In this procedure, the surgeon places a belt-like band around the stomach—up high on the stomach.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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The results indicate that deep-ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere abruptly stopped the conveyor belt-like process known as "overturning," in which cold and salty water in the depths exchanges with warm water on the surface.
Sound Politics: Please, no jokes about "global cooling" 2007
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Um, that's not a belt-like thing - it's the microphone stand :P filmbuffrich
Unexciting New Photo of Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2 | /Film 2009
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"Rain would be mostly restricted to the area over the ocean and to the land surfaces in the immediate vicinity, which correlates with the belt-like pattern of valley dissection seen in our new map," Luo said.
Large Ocean, Extensive River Network, Rainfall on Ancient Mars | Universe Today 2009
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What's that weird, belt-like thing over his vest that you can see under the hand holding the microphone?
Unexciting New Photo of Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2 | /Film 2009
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In this procedure, the surgeon places a belt-like band around the stomach—up high on the stomach.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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