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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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