rigging loft
noun
a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
a loft in a theatre from which scenery, etc, is raised and lowered
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Nearby words
rigaudon, rigel, rigel kentaurus, rigger, rigging, rigging loft, riggs' disease, right, right about, right about face, right and left
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Examples from the Web for rigging loft
Each of the five ropes passes over a pulley on the gridiron, or rigging-loft.
A term used in the rigging-loft, as, before cutting out a gang of rigging, it is warped.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry SmythI love to see my rigging-loft well stocked with goods, almost as much as to see it full of dancers.
The Pirate|Sir Walter ScottThe gridiron is also called the rigging-loft on account of the fact that the scenes are “rigged up” by ropes from this floor.