Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/July 27

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Word of the day
for July 27
green belt n (also attributively)
  1. Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
    1. A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
    2. A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
    3. (urban studies)
      1. A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
      2. (chiefly British) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
  2. (martial arts)
    1. 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.
    2. A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
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