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(in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine, that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator.[1920-25]
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fan belt
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fan belt — fan belts N COUNT In a car engine, the fan belt is the belt that drives the fan which keeps the engine cool … English dictionary
fan belt — n the belt that operates a ↑fan which keeps a car engine cool … Dictionary of contemporary English
fan belt — fan′ belt n. aum (in automotive vehicles) a belt that turns a fan for drawing cooling air through the radiator … From formal English to slang
fan belt — ► NOUN ▪ (in a motor vehicle engine) a belt that drives the radiator fan and usually also the dynamo or alternator … English terms dictionary
fan belt — n. a tough, thin belt on most automotive engines connecting the crankshaft to the cooling fan, alternator, etc … English World dictionary
fan belt — noun a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator • Hypernyms: ↑belt • Part Holonyms: ↑cooling system, ↑engine cooling system * * * (in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine,… … Useful english dictionary
fan belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fan belt : singular fan belt plural fan belts a belt in a car engine that operates a fan that prevents the engine from getting too hot … English dictionary
fan belt — noun (in a motor vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the dynamo or alternator … English new terms dictionary
fan belt — noun (C) the belt that operates a fan (fan1 (2)) which keeps a car engine cool … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fan belt — noun A loop of material, typically reinforced rubber with a trapezoidal cross section, by which a motor or engine turns a fan so that it can cool itself … Wiktionary
