asteroid belt

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   the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found

   Broaderbelt

   Part ofinterplanetary space

Questions about asteroid belt

What does asteroid belt mean?

asteroid belt means "the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found".

Is asteroid belt a common word?

asteroid belt is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.