webbing

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛbɪŋ

Noun

webbing (countable and uncountable, plural webbings)

A sturdy woven fabric.
The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.
(military) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.
(zoology) The webs of the digits.
(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
He caught the ball in the webbing.
(printing) Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine.

Synonyms

(military): web gear, web belt

Translations

A sturdy woven fabric

German: Gurtband n

Russian: тесьма (ru) f (tes'ma)

A belt and shoulder harness

German: Gurt (de) m

Verb

webbing

present participle of web

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