standing rigging

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noun Nautical.

rigging remaining permanently in position as a means of steadying various spars, shrouds, stays, etc. (contrasted with running rigging).

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Origin of standing rigging

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby standing rigging

standing joke, standing on one's head, stand in good stead, standing order, standing orders, standing rigging, standing room, standing wave, standish, stand mixer, standoff

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How to use standing rigging in a sentence

Some of the standing rigging was cut away and the vessel was hulled several times.
Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs
From running-gear to standing rigging, everything bore evidence of thorough order and smart seamanship.
The Cruise of the Dazzler|Jack London
The shrouds and standing rigging had been pulled taut with many a "Yo, heave ho!"
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
No sails in sight, and her masts looked more like the branches of a tree than good honest standing rigging.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain|Maturin Murray Ballou

The lower standing rigging, however, was set up, and her battery was loaded and shotted.
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs|Stanley Lane-Poole

British Dictionary definitions for standing rigging

standing rigging

noun

the stays, shrouds, and other more or less fixed, though adjustable, wires and ropes that support the masts of a sailing vesselCompare running rigging

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