Synonyms for rigging
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rig-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪg ɪŋ |
Définition of rigging
Origin :- late 15c., "action of fitting (a ship) with ropes, etc.; 1590s as "ropes that work the sails of a ship," verbal noun from rig (v.).
- noun gear
- I soon began to climb the rigging of the brig, ascending to the mast-heads.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The sight of these chaps set up all my rigging, and I felt ripe for fun.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The pinnace was then stripped of her rigging and of all the goods which remained.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- I started as though I had seen a tabby pounce down from the rigging!
- Extract from : « The Rambles of a Rat » by A. L. O. E.
- The wind, falling over the cliff, played mournfully in the rigging.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- They went up the rigging with faltering and desperate efforts.
- Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
- There's the rigging still to do, and the deck, and then down in the hold!
- Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- The rigging, the fishing gear and other trappings, were not yet aboard.
- Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- "I am glad I did not go climbing up the rigging," said Rollo.
- Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
- There they saw the little bird perched upon a coil of rigging.
- Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
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