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green belt

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Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.

A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.

(urban studies)
A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.

(martial arts)

A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
Coordinate terms: black belt, white belt

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The Green Belt is a Labour achievement - and we mean to build on it. John Prescott

The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they, rather than their government, ought to be the custodians of the environment. Wangari Maathai

I took three years of karate because of Bruce Lee, you know. I was a green belt. Marjane Satrapi

My karate skills are very limited. I'm a green belt. Molly Quinn

A "green belt" protecting plant and wildlife flanks the city from the west (Watagan mountains) around to the north where it meets the coast just north of Stockton. Source: Internet

But it also comes after his controversial draw in his first bout with Wilder - when he outboxed the World Boxing Council champion only for two knockdowns to deny him the famous green belt. Source: Internet

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