spider band

noun

variants or less commonly spider hoop
1
: a metal band around a ship's mast having sockets for belaying pins
2
: a metal band around a ship's mast having eyebolts to which the lower ends of the futtock shrouds are secured

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“Spider band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20band. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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