Defn: Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
5. (Astron.)
Defn: One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets
Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
6. (Geog.)
Defn: A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser
Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
7. (Her.)
Defn: A token or badge of knightly rank.
8. (Mech.)
Defn: A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
Note: [See Illust. of Pulley.]