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green belt n (also attributively)

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

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