rigging

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ

Noun

rigging ‎(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 for construction work

Hyponyms

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

Meronyms

• (tackle of a sailing vessel): See Wikisaurus: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
• German: Takelage (de) f
• Hebrew: מַעֲטֶה (he) m ‎(ma'até)

• Irish: rigín m
• Italian: cordame m, sartiame (it) m
• Portuguese: cordame m
• Romanian: tachelaj (ro) n
• Russian: такела́ж (ru) m ‎(takeláž), осна́стка (ru) f ‎(osnástka)
• Spanish: jarcia (es) f

Verb

rigging

1. present participle of rig