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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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Marines served aboard Navy ships, acting as sharpshooters in the rigging, firing down on the enemy as the ships rocked on the waves.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Kito Crosby makes and distributes products for lifting, rigging, transporting, and securing loads.
—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
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 14 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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