Webbing vs Jackstay - What's the difference?
webbing | jackstay |
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
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
As nouns the difference between webbing and jackstay
is that webbing is a sturdy woven fabric while jackstay is (nautical) a stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.webbing
English
Noun
(en noun)- The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.
- He caught the ball in the webbing .