web frame

noun

, Nautical.

1. a deep transverse frame reinforcing the hull of a ship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of web frame¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Notably, these and other headlines around the web frame the discovery as a big concern.

From Salon

To move fore and aft, for example, you must negotiate a web frame, wade through bilge water and navigate past transducer tanks�remember them?

From Time Magazine Archive

The engines are mounted on powder-coated steel I-beams that are bolted to the forward engineroom bulkhead and a stout web frame aft.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Improved Circular Web Frame, for drawers and shirts, built of any size and gage.

From Project Gutenberg

"I agree with you," said a huge web frame by the main cargo hatch.

From Project Gutenberg