webbing

webbing
a) A sturdy woven fabric

The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.

b) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldiers equipment, water, ammunition, etc.

He caught the ball in the webbing.

Syn: web gear, web belt

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  • webbing moth — noun moth that forms a web in which it lives • Syn: ↑webbing clothes moth, ↑Tineola bisselliella • Hypernyms: ↑clothes moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Tineola, ↑genus Tineola * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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