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fanbelt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈfænˌbɛlt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A belt which turns a cooling fan in a car engine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt, endless belt

History

Etymology

From fan + belt.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 風扇皮帶 /风扇皮带 (fēngshàn pídài) — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Danish: ventilatorrem — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Faroese: reim — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Faroese: drivreim — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Finnish: tuulettimen hihna — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • French: courroie de ventilateur — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • German: Treibriemen — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • German: Keilriemen — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • German: Zahnriemen — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Icelandic: viftureim — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vifterem — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: viftereim — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Spanish: correa del ventilador — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Swedish: fläktrem — belt which turns a cooling fan
  • Turkish: fan kayışı — belt which turns a cooling fan