asteroid belt
noun
: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web With the solar array issue apparently solved, mission operators can turn their focus to an Earth flyby in October when Lucy will pick up a gravity assist—the first of three en route to the main asteroid belt. 
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 Flying to Psyche, a massive member of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is no simple matter. Wired, 29 July 2022 The telescope can also photograph fast-moving objects, with one of the images showing an asteroid called 6481 Tenzing, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter during commissioning. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 14 July 2022 Lindy Elkins-Tanton is the principal investigator for a NASA probe slotted to fly out to the asteroid belt to study a rare, metal-rich asteroid called Psyche. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The twin arrays will power the spacecraft and its science instruments during a mission to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 June 2022 Moreover, the Voyagers would have to travel through the asteroid belt along the way. Tim Folger, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 Objects in the asteroid belt and meteors don’t match it either—and nor does interstellar dust in our arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Robertlawrence 92892, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was officially dedicated to Lawrence. Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2022 See More
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 Flying to Psyche, a massive member of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is no simple matter. Wired, 29 July 2022 The telescope can also photograph fast-moving objects, with one of the images showing an asteroid called 6481 Tenzing, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter during commissioning. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 14 July 2022 Lindy Elkins-Tanton is the principal investigator for a NASA probe slotted to fly out to the asteroid belt to study a rare, metal-rich asteroid called Psyche. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The twin arrays will power the spacecraft and its science instruments during a mission to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 June 2022 Moreover, the Voyagers would have to travel through the asteroid belt along the way. Tim Folger, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 Objects in the asteroid belt and meteors don’t match it either—and nor does interstellar dust in our arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Robertlawrence 92892, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was officially dedicated to Lawrence. Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined above