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Adjective
In The Seventh Seal, von Sydow’s Antonius Block—a knight returning from the Crusades to find his country decimated by plague—is a strapping specimen of manhood coming face-to-face, literally, with his mortality.—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Mar. 2020 The Marines have recently experimented with strapping vehicles to the deck of amphibious transports and utilizing their firepower to strike targets on land or even defend the ship.—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2019
Noun
Meanwhile, structural steel beams and posts as well as hurricane strapping were likely utilized, which Zasada likens to a corset's boning channels and lacing, respectively.—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2023 Brough secures his hives with pallet strapping and metal fasteners.—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for strapping
: the application of adhesive plaster in overlapping strips upon or around a part (as a sprained ankle or the chest in pleurisy) to serve as a splint to reduce motion or to hold surgical dressings in place upon a surgical wound
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