Webbing
/ˈwɛbɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sturdy woven fabric. countable, uncountable
"The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh."
- 2 a strong fabric woven in strips wordnet
- 3 A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc. countable, uncountable
- 4 a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts wordnet
- 5 The webs of the digits. countable, uncountable
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- 6 something forming a web (as between the toes of birds) wordnet
- 7 The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web. countable, uncountable
"He caught the ball in the webbing."
- 8 Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of web form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Since the 1800s, scientists have marveled at how spiders can take flight using their webbing."