rigging

[ rig-ing ]
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noun
  1. the ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.

  2. lifting or hauling tackle.

  1. Informal. clothing.

Origin of rigging

1
First recorded in 1480–90; rig + -ing1

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How to use rigging in a sentence

  • Countless banners, pennons, and gonfalons flaunted in the breeze from the masts and riggings of his many galleys.

    The Thirsty Sword | Robert Leighton
  • Hugh and Jack looked over the riggings, which seemed in good order; and then they all returned to the hotel.

    Jack the Young Canoeman | George Bird Grinnell
  • Witches assume cat forms in Scottish witch lore, and appear on the riggings and masts of ships doomed to destruction.

    Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
  • When night came on (September 10) only the lights in the riggings of the Squirrel told that the noble Gilbert still survived.

    England in America, 1580-1652 | Lyon Gardiner Tyler
  • Meanwhile Hugh had been unloading the wagon, getting out the pack saddles with their riggings and making up the packs.

    Jack the Young Explorer | George Bird Grinnell

British Dictionary definitions for rigging

rigging

/ (ˈrɪɡɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the shrouds, stays, halyards, etc, of a vessel

  2. the bracing wires, struts, and lines of a biplane, balloon, etc

  1. any form of lifting gear, tackle, etc

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