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reef-band

reef-band noun: a piece of canvas sewn across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.

Noun

reef-band (plural reef-bands)

  1. 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

reef-band meaning in Tamil

reef-band in Tamil

ரீப்தாங்கல்

Forms of reef-band

pluralreef-bands
alternative formreefband
alternative formreef band

Questions about reef-band

What does reef-band mean?
Reef-band means a piece of canvas sewn across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
What is reef-band in Tamil?
Reef-band in Tamil is ரீப்தாங்கல். See Reef-band meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reef-band?
Reef-band is a noun.
What is the plural of reef-band?
The plural of reef-band is reef-bands.

Words near reef-band in the dictionary

  1. reef squid
  2. reef squids
  3. Reef Station
  4. reef triggerfish
  5. reef triggerfishes
  6. reef-band
  7. reef-bands
  8. reef-fish
  9. reef-point
  10. reef-points
  11. reef-tackle

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