rigging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English riggyng, ryggyng, riggynge, equivalent to rig +‎ -ing.

Noun

rigging (countable and uncountable, plural riggings)

1. 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.
2. Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc.

Hyponyms

• (tackle of a sailing vessel): running rigging, standing rigging

Meronyms

• (tackle of a sailing vessel): See Thesaurus:rigging

Derived terms

• election-rigging

Translations

tackle of a sailing vessel

• Catalan: eixàrcia (ca) f, cordam (ca) m
• Czech: takeláž f
• Dutch: takelage (nl) f
• French: gréement (fr) m
• Galician: aparello (gl) m
• German: Takelage (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄρμενα n pl (ármena)

• Hebrew: מַעֲטֶה‎ (he) m (ma'até), חִבֵּל‎ (he) m (khibel)
• Irish: rigín m

• Italian: cordame m, sartiame (it) m
• Latin: nāvāle (la) n
• Maori: rikini, whakaheke
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rigging m or f

• Portuguese: cordame (pt) m
• Romanian: tachelaj (ro) n
• Russian: такела́ж (ru) m (takeláž), осна́стка (ru) f (osnástka)
• Spanish: jarcia (es) f

Etymology 2

From rig +‎ -ing.

Verb

rigging

1. present participle of rig