Definition of "belt-driven" []

• In machinery, driven by means of a flexible belt.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The mill should have been belt-driven from the beginning."
• "The doctor's drill, likely purchased at the Going Out of Business sale of the Spanish Inquisition, was belt-driven and had a non-factory-installed feature that varied its speed at random intervals."
• "If you have a belt-driven transmission (a quad without a chain), there should a plug at the bottom of the belt cover that you can pull to drain the water out once the quad is back down on its wheels."