"rigging" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rigging.wav Forms: riggings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English riggyng, ryggyng, riggynge, equivalent to rig + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|riggyng}} Middle English riggyng, {{af|en|rig|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} rig + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rigging (countable and uncountable, plural riggings)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms (tackle of a sailing vessel): running rigging, standing rigging Translations (tackle of a sailing vessel): ἄρμενα (ármena) [neuter, plural] (Ancient Greek), такелаж (takelaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), eixàrcia [feminine] (Catalan), cordam [masculine] (Catalan), takeláž [feminine] (Czech), takelage [feminine] (Dutch), gréement [masculine] (French), aparello [masculine] (Galician), Takelage [feminine] (German), מַעֲטֶה (ma'até) [masculine] (Hebrew), חִבֵּל (khibel) [masculine] (Hebrew), kötélzet (Hungarian), árbócozat (Hungarian), vitorlázat (Hungarian), csarnakzat (Hungarian), rigín [masculine] (Irish), cordame [masculine] (Italian), sartiame [masculine] (Italian), nāvāle [neuter] (Latin), rikini (Maori), whakaheke (Maori), rigging [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), takkelasje [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), olinowanie [neuter] (Polish), takielunek [masculine] (Polish), otaklowanie [neuter] (Polish), cordame [masculine] (Portuguese), aparelho (Portuguese), tachelaj [neuter] (Romanian), такела́ж (takeláž) [masculine] (Russian), осна́стка (osnástka) [feminine] (Russian), jarcia [feminine] (Spanish), aparejo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rigging-en-noun-cLOPCXWA Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of 'tackle of a sailing vessel': 98 1 1 Disambiguation of 'tackle of a sailing vessel': 98 1 1
  2. Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rigging-en-noun-IVSLv-43
  3. (Japanese fiction, moe anthropomorphism) The shiplike mechanical components and weaponry attached to a shipgirl. Tags: Japanese, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rigging-en-noun-sOd5VLCK Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 43 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 27 27 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 20 20 34 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 8 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 7 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 6 54 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 14 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 13 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 34 13 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 28 19 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 10 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 30 15 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 13 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 10 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 8 67 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Holonyms: sailboat Meronyms: cordage, deadeye, gooseneck, horse, stay Derived forms: bid rigging, election-rigging, jury rigging, rigging monkey
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rigging.wav
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Etymology: From rig + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rig|-ing|id2=participial}} rig + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rigging
  1. present participle and gerund of rig Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rig
    Sense id: en-rigging-en-verb-tBtJEqe7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "path": [
    "rigging"
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "rigging",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Japanese fiction, moe anthropomorphism",
  "path": [
    "rigging"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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