Rigging /(?)/
Rig·ging
Rigging
n.
- 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. (Naut.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Running rigging
- all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
- Standing rigging
- the shrouds and stays.