Marconi rig

noun

Nautical.

1. a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.

Marconi rig

/ mɑːˈkəʊnɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Marconi-rigged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marconi rig¹

First recorded in 1915–20; after G. Marconi

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marconi rig¹

C20: from _Marconi , from its resemblance to some types of radio aerial

Example Sentences

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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