mast band

noun

, Nautical.

1. a hoop of metal around a mast, used as a reinforcement or as an object for attaching stays, tackles, etc.

Example Sentences

The courses were hauled up, main-topsail to the mast, band on the quarter-deck, colors half-mast, and all hands, officers and men, stood uncovered, looking silently and sadly upon the body as it lay upon the gang-boards in its white hammock, ready for the last rites.

From Project Gutenberg