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1self-belt — «SEHLF BEHLT», noun. a belt attached to and made of the same material as a garment: »It would consist of a blouse of green brown with a self belt (New York Times) …
2self-belt — noun Date: 1960 a belt made of the same material as the garment with which it is worn • self belted adjective …
3self-belted — adjective see self belt …
4Self-steering gear — is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot (borrowed from aircraft and considered incorrect by some) and autohelm (technically a… …
5self-checkout — (SELF chek.owt) n. A retail system that enables a customer to enter and pay for purchases without the aid of a cashier. adj. Example Citation: Nearly a quarter of all supermarket chains offer self checkout, up from only 6 percent in 1999,… …
6self-un|load|er — «SEHLF uhn LOHD uhr», noun. a cargo ship with self contained handling machinery which can unload bulk cargo without help from shore conveniences: »The self unloader... [in which] a discharge arm carrying a conveyor belt extends from the ship, and …
7Self unloading trailer — A belt trailer or self unloading belt trailer is a semi trailer that uses either a chain and flap assembly or a continuous belt that runs lengthwise on the bottom of the trailer. The belt is bolted to bars that in turn bolt to a chain that runs… …
8Self checkout — NCR FastLane self checkout at an IKEA store. Self checkout machines provide a mechanism for customers to pay for purchases from a retailer without direct input to the process by the retailer s staff. They are an alternative to the traditional… …
9Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts …
10Self-contained breathing apparatus — SCBA redirects here. For other uses, see SCBA (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the very similar Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Toronto firefighter wearing an SCBA A self contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA, sometimes… …
