spiderweb

American  

[spahy-der-web] / ˈspaɪ dərˌwɛb /

verb (used with object)

spiderwebbed, spiderwebbing

1. to cover with a spider web or fine lines resembling a spider web.

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Etymology

Origin of spiderweb

First recorded in 1890–95; v. use of spider web

Example Sentences

Platforms like Forge tap in to the growing demand to own pieces of these buzzy companies, either by selling stock directly or by selling interest in the companies through a spiderweb of funds structured as special purpose vehicles, or SPVs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Operation Spiderweb took out $7 billion in Russian aircraft at four air bases with $100,000 in Ukrainian drones.

From The Wall Street Journal

By now, the spiderweb invoked as the show’s title is pretty much in focus, with very different pieces in very different rooms nonetheless intertwined with one another.

From Los Angeles Times

Think of “Tzahualli” as a worldwide spiderweb.

From Los Angeles Times

Tzahualli is a Nahuatl word for spiderweb, a common metaphor for fragility, interconnectedness, beauty and, not least, potential entrapment.

From Los Angeles Times