suicide beltn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːᵻsʌɪd bɛlt/,

/ˈsjuːᵻsʌɪd bɛlt/, U.S.

/ˈsuəˌsaɪd ˌbɛlt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suicide n.¹, belt n.¹

Etymology: < suicide n.¹ + belt n.¹

1. A region or zone in which suicide rates are particularly high.

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1881 Liverpool Mercury 5 Oct. 5/4 In Europe..there is a suicide belt, just as there is an earthquake belt.

1952 H. A. Bloch Disorganization xxii. 566 Chicago..gives evidence of a characteristic ‘suicide belt’, concentrated within the highly mobile areas converging upon the central business district of the city.

1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 July 3 Ken Buggins, who lives in the middle of Australia's suicide belt, felt that if other kids knew how devastating it was for a family to lose a child they'd think twice about killing themselves.

2. A belt fitted with explosives that are connected to a detonator, as worn by a suicide bomber. Cf. explosive belt at explosive adj. 2c.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > other explosive devices

squib1590

Volta's pistol1779

water worm1809

satchel charge1943

thunderflash1943

Willie Peter1963

Willie Pete1972

suicide belt1974

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > for specific purpose

call belt1686

hunger-belt1846

waist-scarf1853

suicide belt1974

1974 Washington Post 20 Nov. 1/8 The raiders..wore suicide belts of explosives.

1993 Guardian 4 July 15/4 He was supposed to strap on a suicide belt..and blow himself up alongside Bush.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. a12/4 The F.B.I. had matched ball bearings used in the suicide belts with those used in two January bombings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suicide belt
释义	suicide beltn. Brit. /ˈsuːᵻsʌɪd bɛlt/, /ˈsjuːᵻsʌɪd bɛlt/, U.S. /ˈsuəˌsaɪd ˌbɛlt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suicide n.¹, belt n.¹ Etymology: < suicide n.¹ + belt n.¹ 1. A region or zone in which suicide rates are particularly high. ΚΠ 1881 Liverpool Mercury 5 Oct. 5/4 In Europe..there is a suicide belt, just as there is an earthquake belt. 1952 H. A. Bloch Disorganization xxii. 566 Chicago..gives evidence of a characteristic ‘suicide belt’, concentrated within the highly mobile areas converging upon the central business district of the city. 1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 July 3 Ken Buggins, who lives in the middle of Australia's suicide belt, felt that if other kids knew how devastating it was for a family to lose a child they'd think twice about killing themselves. 2. A belt fitted with explosives that are connected to a detonator, as worn by a suicide bomber. Cf. explosive belt at explosive adj. 2c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > other explosive devices squib1590 Volta's pistol1779 water worm1809 satchel charge1943 thunderflash1943 Willie Peter1963 Willie Pete1972 suicide belt1974 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > for specific purpose call belt1686 hunger-belt1846 waist-scarf1853 suicide belt1974 1974 Washington Post 20 Nov. 1/8 The raiders..wore suicide belts of explosives. 1993 Guardian 4 July 15/4 He was supposed to strap on a suicide belt..and blow himself up alongside Bush. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. a12/4 The F.B.I. had matched ball bearings used in the suicide belts with those used in two January bombings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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