full-rigged

[ foo l-rigd ]

/ ˈfʊlˈrɪgd /

adjective

(of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; square-rigged on all of three or more masts.

having all equipment.

Nearby words

full-line, full-moon maple, full-mouthed, full-on, full-power, full-rigged, full-scale, full-service, full-size, full-term, full-thickness flap

Origin of full-rigged

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for full-rigged

On the wall behind the bar was a model of a full-rigged ship enclosed in a bottle.
McTeague|Frank Norris
A wrecker who had gone to watch the shore, saw, as the sun went down, a full-rigged vessel standing off and on.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4|Charles Dudley Warner
At length they learned of a full-rigged three-masted ship that was to clear in a few days for New York.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson
Masts: The masts of a full-rigged three-masted ship are the following: Fore-mast, topmast, topgallant-mast, royal mast.
Anson's Voyage Round the World|Richard Walter

She had a way of walking like a full-rigged ship before a breeze.
Jaffery|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for full-rigged

full-rigged

adjective

(of a sailing vessel) having three or more masts rigged square

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