rigging
/ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The moon was full and shone down on us through the masts and rigging of an old fishing wreck, which had been grounded just off the beach where we were sitting."
- "For a time the apostis glowed like a forge; gradually it dimmed and went out, and our ship resumed a more conventional position, though the wind still screamed in the rigging and the clouds scudded under us like flecks of foam in a mill race."
- "[…]or even, daring, spent the night up some pole in a lineman's tent like caterpillars, swung among a web of telephone wires, living in the very copper rigging and secular miracle of communication, untroubled by the dumb voltages flickering their miles, the night long, in the thousands of unheard messages."
- "Max Factory presents a figma of Nagato Kai-II from "Kantai Collection -KanColle-"! Her rigging has been carefully recreated in figma form, featuring loads of articulation to create perfect poses!"
- "A hand parking brake operated from the adjacent cab is connected by rigging to the inner pair of wheels."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: riggyng