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 Definitions of rigging  [ˈrɪg ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'rigging' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) rigging
the ropes, chains, etc., used to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.

2.  rigging
lifting or hauling tackle.

3.  rigging
clothing; costume.

Etymology:  (1480–90)

Definition of 'rigging' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) rigging, tackle
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

2. (noun) rig, rigging
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel


Definition of 'rigging' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) rigging
dRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails

2.  rigging
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Translation of 'rigging' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the ropes etc which control a ship's masts and sails.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: takelwerk Arabic flag Arabic: حِبال الأشْرِعَه والصَّوا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: такелаж
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cordame Czech flag Czech: takeláž German flag German: die Takelage
Danish flag Danish: rigning Greek flag Greek: ξάρτια, άρμενα Spanish flag Spanish: jarcia, aparejo
Estonian flag Estonian: taglastus Farsi flag Farsi: طناب دکل Finnish flag Finnish: takila
French flag French: gréement Hebrew flag Hebrew: כְּבָלִים וְשַׁרשֶרָאוֹת Hindi flag Hindi: जहाज की रस्सी
Croatian flag Croatian: oputa (konopi za jarbole Hungarian flag Hungarian: vitorlázat Indonesian flag Indonesian: tali-temali
Icelandic flag Icelandic: reiði, reiðabúnaður Italian flag Italian: cordame Japanese flag Japanese: 索具
Korean flag Korean: 삭구 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: takelažas Latvian flag Latvian: takelāža
Malay flag Malay: tali kemudi Dutch flag Dutch: tuigage Norwegian flag Norwegian: rigg
Polish flag Polish: takielunek Persian flag Persian: طناب دکل Pashto flag Pashto: دبيړى مړاندى، پړى ، ځنځير
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cordame Romanian flag Romanian: velatură Russian flag Russian: такелаж
Slovak flag Slovak: takeláž Slovenian flag Slovenian: ladijska oprema Serbian flag Serbian: konopci za jedra
Swedish flag Swedish: rigg[ning] Thai flag Thai: เชือกหรือสายระโยงระยางของ Turkish flag Turkish: donanım
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 帆纜,索具 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: такелаж Urdu flag Urdu: جہاز میں استعمال ہونے وال
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dây buộc buồm và cột buồm Chinese flag Chinese: 帆缆,索具绳索

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