rigging
noun
the ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.
riggings
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pluralof rigging.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Instead, firefighters responded to the scene with ropes and riggings and rappelled down to the man’s location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
After boarding their ships, the players unfurled sails, turned rudders, and climbed riggings to move between a series of tropical islands, climbing ashore to explore the new locations.
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2016
They accurately rendered the steeples of churches where foreigners worshiped amid pagodas, as well as international flags flying over colonnaded wharf buildings and ship riggings.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
The pulleys and riggings of the mine at night, after the first snow.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2015
He got down on one knee with much effort, grunting and puffing, the seams of his pants creaking like ship riggings.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
