(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
A latticed or woven structure.
The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
(rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
(manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
(lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
“We found, one evening, a female labyrinthea spinning her web in a cedar tree.”
“He had coiled around himself a web of deceit which he might well tremble at the thought of unweaving.”
“He created a web of lies about his life, including claiming he was a professional tennis player, and funded his fantasies by applying for 13 credit cards in his father's name.”
webbing
A sturdy woven fabric
(military) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.
(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the web
“Butterfly larvae tend to be solitary, or sparsely distributed, whereas pest caterpillars, such as fall webworm, make tents and hatch in the hundreds.”
“Spreading pecans encircled the house back in the Little Town, trees which received yearly pruning, faithful webworm eradications, and regular fertilizing.”
“In nests of webworm and beaten from bushes of bayberry, Myrica cerifera, along edge of pine woods.”