rigging
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rigging¹
- /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪɡɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English riggyng, ryggyng, riggynge, equivalent to rig + -ing.
noun riggings
- Dress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. The moon was full and shone down on us through the masts and rigging of an old fishing wreck, which had been grounded just off the beach where we were sitting.
- Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc. […]or even, daring, spent the night up some pole in a lineman's tent like caterpillars, swung among a web of telephone wires, living in the very copper rigging and secular miracle of communication, untroubled by the dumb voltages flickering their miles, the night long, in the thousands of unheard me
- The shiplike mechanical components and weaponry attached to a shipgirl. Max Factory presents a figma of Nagato Kai-II from "Kantai Collection -KanColle-"! Her rigging has been carefully recreated in figma form, featuring loads of articulation to create perfect poses!
- A system of rods, levers etc. that operate a brake, notably on rail vehicles. A hand parking brake operated from the adjacent cab is connected by rigging to the inner pair of wheels.
rigging²
- /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪɡɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of rig
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tackle, mizzen, stowing, mount, cabling, forging, forgery, loft, equipment, wiring, thimble, gear, fixture, stowage, manoeuvring, docking
Translations
Talk about this word "rigging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rigging. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rigging. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rigging "rigging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rigging.Cite this
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title = {rigging},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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