Meaning

1 senses
  1. A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.

More definitions
  • a ribbon used as a decoration

Origin

From rib + band.

From rib + band.

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Forms

plural: ribbands
Singularribband
Pluralribbands

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a ribbon used as a decoration:riband

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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