The noun ribbon has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) ribbon, thread -- (any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward")
2. decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon -- (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
3. ribbon, typewriter ribbon -- (a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter)
4. ribbon -- (notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming)