Dictionary

green belt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”).

Meanings

1. (also, attributive) Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. ▸ A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
2. (also, attributive) Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. ▸ A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
3. (also, attributive, qualifier:urban studies) Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. ▸ A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
4. (UK, also, attributive, qualifier:urban studies) Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. ▸ An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
   • The LCC [London County Council] would initiate the campaign for the Green Belt, which the men at the top of London Transport would support. 2012, Andrew Martin, “Enter Yerkes”, in Underground Overground: A Passenger’s History of the Tube, London: Profile Books, →ISBN, page 149:
5. (also, attributive) A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt.
   • Any green belt martial artist could've done that. Because they were just ordinary goons, hired guns. 2014 October, Sharit Sinha, “The Revelation”, in Blood Rush, 3rd edition, [S.l.]: Sharit Sinha, published December 2017, →ISBN, page 36:
   • He estimates it was around 1964 when the Japanese stylists of karate brought in the green belt to bridge the gap between white and brown. 2011, Yvonne Cruz, “Cruz Karate Studios”, in Grandmaster Freddie G. Cruz: Biography of a True Legend in the Martial Arts World, [S.l.]: Bookemon, →ISBN, page 217:
   • When the club is fully developed and has a reasonable spectrum of ranks in it, the training schedule should be stable to encourage the habit of training. […] The advanced (above green belt) class meets for an additional hour, three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). 1995, Elmar T. Schmeisser, “The University Dojo: Teaching a Traditional Martial Art in a Nontraditional Setting”, in Carol A. Wiley, editor, Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching (Io Series; 53), Berkeley, Calif.: Frog, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 129:
6. (also, attributive) A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
   • Develop a career progression ladder for black belts and green belts. [2012, T. M. Kubiak, “Mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts”, in The Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt Handbook, Milwaukee, Wis.: ASQ Quality Press, →ISBN, part V (Mentoring Responsibilities), page 306:
   • After a month I distinctly remember one of the ‘green belts’ giving me a thorough but gentle working over in one of the sparring sessions, I was impressed not just with his ability to defeat me, but with the ease with which he did it. 2012, Noel C., “What Karate Means to Me”, in Tom Hill, editor, Essays for Black Belt, Luton, Bedfordshire: Andrews UK, →ISBN, page 22:

Forms

Coordinates

white belt · black belt · white belt · black belt

Deriveds

grey belt

Relateds

brownfield · greyfield · greenfield · bluebelt

Synonyms

town belt · greenway

Translations (50)

fi vehreä alue (strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare) · fi vihreä vyö (belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt) · ka მწვანე სარტყელი (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sh zelena zona (strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation) · fi suojametsäalue (strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.) · ru зелёный по́яс (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ru ЛПЗП (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · et roheline vöönd (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · eu gerriko berde (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · mk зе́лен по́јас (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ml ഗ്രീൻ ബെൽറ്റ് (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · et haljasvöönd (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · be эялёныя насаджэнні (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · es cinturón verde (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ga crios glas (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · fi viheralue (strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare) · sv grönt bälte (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sv grönt bälte (belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt) · fr ceinture verte (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · bn সবুজ বেষ্টনী (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ru зелёные насажде́ния (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · fi vihreä vyö (person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art) · sh zeleni pojas (strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare) · uk зеле́ні наса́дження (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ko 개발제한구역 (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · cmn 綠化帶 /绿化带 (strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation) · mk зе́лена повр́шина (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · pt faixa verde (person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art) · ca cinturó verd (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · fi viheralue (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sh zeleni pojas (strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.) · fa کمربند سبز (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · mk зе́лен по́јас (belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt) · fi viheralue (strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation) · de Grüngürtel (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · tr yeşil kuşak (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sh zeleni pojas (person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art) · id sabuk hijau (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · cmn 綠化帶 /绿化带 (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ar حزام أخضر (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sh zeleni pojas (belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt) · cy llain las (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · sh zeleni pojas (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ja 緑地帯 (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · pt faixa verde (belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt) · fi kasveja kasvava alue (strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare) · nl groene gordel (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · hi हरित पट्टी (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · pl zelený pás (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building) · ckb پشتێنەی سەوزایی (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building)