webbing

/ˈwɛbɪŋ/
noun
  1. A strong, woven fabric made of strips of material, used for straps, belts, or supporting weight.
    • The backpack has thick webbing on the shoulder straps for extra strength.
    • He used nylon webbing to secure the load on the roof of the car.
    • The seatbelt is made of durable webbing that can withstand a lot of force.
  2. The skin or membrane between the toes of some animals, such as ducks, frogs, or bats.
    • A duck's webbing helps it paddle through the water quickly.
    • The frog's webbing allows it to swim and jump between lily pads.
    • Bats have webbing between their fingers that forms their wings.
  3. A network of threads spun by a spider; a spiderweb.
    • The old shed was full of dusty webbing in every corner.
    • Morning dew glistened on the webbing stretched across the garden fence.
    • A fly got caught in the spider's webbing and couldn't escape.
  4. A complex or interconnected system of things, like a web.
    • The webbing of roads and highways connects all the major cities.
    • There is a webbing of roots under the forest floor that holds the soil together.
    • The story's plot is a webbing of secrets and lies.
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