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belt-driven

belt-driven adjective: operated by a drivebelt.

Adjective

belt-driven (not comparable)

  1. Operated by a drivebelt.
    • The exciter is mounted on an adjustable platform on top of the auxiliary generator frame, and is belt-driven from the main generator shaft.1958 January, “New Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 20

Questions about belt-driven

What does belt-driven mean?
Belt-driven means operated by a drivebelt.
What part of speech is belt-driven?
Belt-driven is an adjective.

Words near belt-driven in the dictionary

  1. belt tightening
  2. belt track
  3. belt tracks
  4. belt up
  5. belt-drive
  6. belt-driven
  7. belt-drives
  8. belt-fed
  9. belt-sand
  10. belt-sanded
  11. belt-sanding

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