Rigging

Quick meaning: Rigging is a noun meaning Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (Japanese fiction, moe anthropomorphism) The shiplike mechanical components and weaponry attached to a shipgirl.
2. A system of rods, levers etc. that operate a brake, notably on rail vehicles.
3. present participle and gerund of rig
4. 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.

Example Sentences

A hand parking brake operated from the adjacent cab is connected by rigging to the inner pair of wheels.

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.

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!

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.

Word Forms

• riggings

Synonyms for rigging

Depending on context, synonyms include tackle, rig.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tackle, mizzen, stowing, mount, cabling, forging.

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