green belt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/
ipa: /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/
Forms: form: green belts
form: greenbelt
Etymology: From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”).
Senses: glosses: Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
glosses: 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.
glosses: 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.
qualifier: urban studies
examples: text: The LCC [London County Council] would initiate the campaign for the Green Belt, which the men at the top of London Transport would support.
ref: 2012, Andrew Martin, “Enter Yerkes”, in Underground Overground: A Passenger’s History of the Tube, London: Profile Books, →ISBN, page 149:
glosses: 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.
qualifier: urban studies
synonyms: word: town belt
examples: text: 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).
ref: 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:
text: 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.
ref: 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:
text: Any green belt martial artist could've done that. Because they were just ordinary goons, hired guns.
ref: 2014 October, Sharit Sinha, “The Revelation”, in Blood Rush, 3rd edition, [S.l.]: Sharit Sinha, published December 2017, →ISBN, page 36:
topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
coordinate_terms: black belt
white belt
glosses: 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.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 2012, Noel C., “What Karate Means to Me”, in Tom Hill, editor, Essays for Black Belt, Luton, Bedfordshire: Andrews UK, →ISBN, page 22:
text: Develop a career progression ladder for black belts and green belts.
ref: [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:
topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
coordinate_terms: black belt
white belt
glosses: A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
Derived terms: grey belt
Related terms: greenfield
bluebelt
brownfield
greyfield