green belt
/ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "The LCC [London County Council] would initiate the campaign for the Green Belt, which the men at the top of London Transport would support."
- "When the club is fully developed and has a reasonable spectrum of ranks in it, the training schedule should be stable to encourage the habit of training. […] The advanced (above green belt) class meets for an additional hour, three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)."
- "He estimates it was around 1964 when the Japanese stylists of karate brought in the green belt to bridge the gap between white and brown."
- "Any green belt martial artist could've done that. Because they were just ordinary goons, hired guns."
- "After a month I distinctly remember one of the ‘green belts’ giving me a thorough but gentle working over in one of the sparring sessions, I was impressed not just with his ability to defeat me, but with the ease with which he did it."
- "Develop a career progression ladder for black belts and green belts."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/
- British English: /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/
Usage
- British usage