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fan belt

–noun
(in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine, that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator.

Origin:
1920–25
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fan belt  
n.  A taut rubber belt that transfers torque from the crankshaft to the shaft of the cooling fan on an engine.
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