flybelt
/ˈflaɪˌbɛlt/
noun
- A region or area infested with tsetse flies, especially in Africa, where sleeping sickness is common.
- Efforts to control the flybelt have reduced cases of sleeping sickness.
- Travelers are warned to avoid the flybelt during certain seasons.
- The village lies within the flybelt, so residents take precautions against tsetse flies.