OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16690

rigging

/ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aparejo • jarcia
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.
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 t…
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.
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