Marconi rig

American

noun

Nautical.

a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.

Marconi rig British

/ mɑːˈkəʊnɪ /

noun

nautical a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig with triangular sails

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Other Word Forms

Marconi-rigged adjective

Etymology

Origin of Marconi rig

First recorded in 1915–20; after G. Marconi

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Just before the first race the Britannia, King George's 38-year-old cutter journeyed for position by the starting buoy off Calshot Head, proud of her new Marconi rig with its towering hollow mast.

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