Meaning of green belt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
   also, attributive
2. A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
   also, attributive
3. A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
   also, attributive
4. A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
   also, attributive
5. An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
   British, also, attributive
6. 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.
   also, attributive
7. A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
   also, attributive

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Examples

“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.”

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