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WEBBING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does webbing mean?

• WEBBING (noun)
The noun WEBBING has 3 senses:

1. something forming a web (as between the toes of birds)
2. a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
3. a strong fabric woven in strips

Familiarity information: WEBBING used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• WEBBING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Something forming a web (as between the toes of birds)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("webbing" is a kind of...):

web (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("webbing" is a kind of...):

tape (a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A strong fabric woven in strips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("webbing" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

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