Definitions for black beltˈblæk ˈbɛlt, ˌbɛlt for 3 ; ˈblæk ˌbɛlt for 1
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
black beltˈblæk ˈbɛlt, ˌbɛlt for 3 ; ˈblæk ˌbɛlt for 1(n.)
a black cloth waistband conferred upon a participant in a martial art to indicate the highest level of expertise. a person at this level.
Category: Sport
(caps.) a narrow belt of dark-colored, calcareous soils in central Alabama and Mississippi highly adapted to agriculture.
Category: Agriculture
Origin of black belt:
1865–70
Princeton's WordNet
black belt(noun)
a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)
black belt(noun)
a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)
Wiktionary
black belt(Noun)
The highest belt colour in various martial arts.
black belt(Noun)
Someone who has attained a black belt
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