1
a
: lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
b
: a similar network (as in theater scenery) used for support and manipulation
2
: clothing
Examples of rigging in a Sentence
They checked the rigging before they set sail.
even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans
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Local climbers tied their own ropes to the elk, ran the rigging over a tree, and created a hauling system.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
Companies would continue bid rigging on government contracts, bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Local climbers tied their own ropes to the elk, ran the rigging over a tree, and created a hauling system.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
In an instant, the wind tore the rigging from the smaller mast, turning the yacht nearly on its side and into an incoming wave.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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rigging
noun
rig·ging
ˈrig-iŋ 
-ən
1
: the ropes and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
2
: equipment for supporting and working something (as theater scenery)
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