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(nautical) A piece of canvas sewn across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.

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reef-band

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reef-band

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Japanese Meaning

（船乗り用語）帆のリーフ用の穴を作る部分を補強するため、補強として帆に縫い付けられるキャンバスの帯

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The crew inspected the reef-band before the storm to ensure the sail wouldn't tear.

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乗組員は嵐の前にリーフ補強布を点検して、帆が破れないようにした。

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The rope passed from below up through a sister-block in the rigging at the topmast-head, thence through the end of the yard to a block in the reef-band of the sail, &c.

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reef-bands

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