reef-band en · NOUN
Meanings
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A piece of canvas sewn across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
The rope passed from below up through a sister-block in the rigging at the topmast-head, thence through the end of the yard to a block in the reef-band of the sail, &c.
1846, “Improvements in Ships”, in Boston Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reef-bands | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| reefband | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reef band | alternative | lexicographic |