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Reef-band

Reef′-bandˊ

(rēf′băndˊ)
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Noun.
(Naut.)
A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
Totten.

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reef-band

reef-band

English

Noun

reef-band (plural reef-bands)

  1. (nautical) A piece of canvas sewn across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
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