rigging

[US]/'rɪgɪŋ/
[UK]/'rɪgɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. all the sails, masts, and ropes on a ship; the gear used for holding and working sails

Phrases & Collocations

sailing rigging

stage rigging

rigging equipment

drilling rig

test rig

drill rig

oil rig

rotary drilling rig

rig up

Example Sentences

re-rigging a ship for a voyage inside of a week.

Forestay: The rigging that secures the mast forward.

he accused games firms of rigging the market.

Sailors worked On tarring riggings and oiling cargorunners etc。

7)Sailors worked On tarring riggings and oiling cargorunners etc。

we are a factory special in producing rigging hardware ,turnbuckle,shackle,eyebolt nut,wire rope cli...

During the decisive naval battle of Svold Island in 1000, King Olaf of Norway sent into the rigging Einar, the best archer in the country, and told him to kill the rebel Jarl Eric.

The monitoring on the performance of the sub-contractors was also inadequate, resulting in the employment of untrained and inexperienced riggers and signaller in rigging and lifting operations.

Real-world Examples

So the opposition was claiming vast rigging.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

There are calls for president Lukashenko to resign following alleged poll rigging.

Source: BBC World Headlines

They were not rigging the election; they were fortifying it.

Source: Time

The Lillian B. Womrath couldn't move because her nose was stuck in the Wasp's rigging.

Source: Stuart Little

Volkswagen’s top U.S executives have apologized for the emission rigging scandal engulfing the automaker.

Source: AP Listening October 2015 Collection

Rigging of no.1 lifeboat not free.

Source: Maritime English listening

The main opposition contender Salvador Nasralla has complained a vote rigging. President Juan Orlando Hernandez is narrowly ahead.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2017

By now, Tim has the rigging ready for the dolly.

Source: Human Planet

They have accused the government in Managua of rigging the elections.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

The president accused the governor, without evidence, of rigging the election.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

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