RIBBAND (2)

Rib″band′ (?), n. [[Rib + band.]] [[Written also riband, and ribbon.]] (Shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework. Rib-band lines, oblique longitudinal sections of the hull of a vessel. Knight.