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Equip with sails, masts, etc.
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rigging
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rigged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rigging .] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wr[=i]han to cover.] To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ballot rigging EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A careless daily inspection after rigging may easily leave the glider with one aileron or the elevator disconnected. ▪ Aird, was caught in the rigging wires and was nearly drowned ...
Usage examples of rigging.
When they had made their tallies other gangs of seamen rolled the great barrels down to the beach and loaded them into the largest pinnace to be taken out to the galleon, which lay anchored out in the channel, under her new mainmast and rigging.
Still the Berceau held on, though her way was checked, and now her bow-guns answered with chain-shot that shrieked high through the rigging, cutting ropes and sails as it went.
The Biter was alongside the rigging wharf, starboard side to, and almost without a conscious intention he crossed the deck, swung legs across the bulwarks, and clambered down on to the dockside That Sam Holt had betrayed him he would not believe.
Through the grille of the hatch he could see a mast, and sailors clambering like squirrels about the rigging.
Stafford were squatting on the gangway, splicing rigging, and they put down their fids and stood up when Sarah came along.
You chaps never had a look at the cellar since Foon Koo finished rigging it.
As the two ships came within hailing distance the crews swarmed into the rigging and lined the bulwarks to shout ribald banter across the water.
While Hollin was working on rigging himself out, Maximus descended into the courtyard, shaking the ground as he landed.
Blessing had got herself into the furled rigging of the lateen sail and shinnied halfway up the mast, clinging to a rope.
The men who had oaded the dollies were busy rigging the straps to the rear dolly.
Not ten minutes after the swabber had removed all traces of the scene, Babbington was flying about the upper rigging in pursuit of Ricketts, with the clerk toiling with laborious, careful delight a great way behind.
It was easy to see that her sails had been renewed before she sailed from Holland, and all her sheets and rigging were spanking new.
Below him the ship was unnaturally quiet, not even a bell to mark the passage of the hours, only the soft song of the sails and the muted accompaniment of the rigging.
The Bajoran had spent the last hour rigging up an audio alarm on the seismograph so that it would awaken her if there was a sizable jump in the readings.
High Fistbut the sappers are rigging buildings along our retreat, dropping tons of brick and stone on the damned lizardsyour pardon, siron the Hunters.