main belt

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandbelt

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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belt
noun
uk
/belt/us
/belt/
a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or ...
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(Definition ofmainandbeltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain belt

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Themainbeltwas 460 mm thick amidships, and tapered down to 305 mm at the lower edge.
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Themainbeltarmor was 303 mm thick; horizontal protection consisted of a 50 mm thick deck.
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Themainbeltwas 6 in thick, and the deck was 3.1 in thick.
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Themainbeltwas closed off by 100 mm transverse bulkheads fore and aft and the steering gear was protected by armor 100125 mm thick.
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The armor deck was flat and located at the upper edge of themainbelt.
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Themainbeltwas 460 mm thick amidships, and tapered down to 250 mm at the lower edge.
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A 40 mm thick torpedo bulkhead extended inboard from the base of themainbeltbefore curving down to meet the bottom of the hull.
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The belt was reduced to 80 mm on either end of themainbelt, and the bow and stern were unarmored.
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Amainbeltasteroid was named after him in 1988.
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Roughly 4-5% of allmainbeltasteroids belong to this family.
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The asteroid is one of manymainbeltasteroids named after famous personalities.
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To compensate for the additional weight, the rear conning tower was removed entirely and the thickness of themainbeltwas reduced by 4.5mm in.
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Mainbeltthickness along the waterline ranged from 10 to 15, upper belt thickness ranged from 4 to 10.
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A sample is taken then crushed, then sub sampled and returned to themainbelt.
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Their turrets lacked counterweights, and themainbeltarmor was placed too low to be effective under most conditions.
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