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weight belt

noun

, Scuba Diving.
  1. a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of weight belt1

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

The frogman who had lost his mask suddenly threw off tanks and weight belt and sped for the surface.

He took the end of rope that Zircon held out and snapped it to his weight belt.

Each boy took one of the units and fastened it to his weight belt.

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