running rigging

noun Nautical.

rigging for handling sails, yards, etc. (contrasted with standing rigging).

rigging for handling cargo.

Origin of running rigging

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby running rigging

running myrtle, running on empty, running pine, running repairs, running rhythm, running rigging, running room, running start, running stitch, running story, running text

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Example sentences from the Web for running rigging

Also, applied to any pendant and thimble through which running-rigging was led, now commonly called a lizard.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
It is furnished with wooden pins to fasten the running-rigging to, as occasion requires.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
For running-rigging, nothing is better than laid or braided cotton cord, such as is used for awnings and sash-cords.
Boat-Building and Boating|Daniel Carter Beard
It was a natural observatory; the running-rigging alone was taken down.
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras|Jules Verne

A name formerly given to any short pendant and thimble, through which running-rigging was led.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for running rigging

running rigging

noun

nautical the wires and ropes used to control the operations of a sailing vesselCompare standing rigging

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单词	running rigging
释义	running rigging noun Nautical. rigging for handling sails, yards, etc. (contrasted with standing rigging). rigging for handling cargo. Origin of running rigging First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby running rigging running myrtle, running on empty, running pine, running repairs, running rhythm, running rigging, running room, running start, running stitch, running story, running text Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for running rigging Also, applied to any pendant and thimble through which running-rigging was led, now commonly called a lizard. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth It is furnished with wooden pins to fasten the running-rigging to, as occasion requires. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth For running-rigging, nothing is better than laid or braided cotton cord, such as is used for awnings and sash-cords. Boat-Building and Boating\|Daniel Carter Beard It was a natural observatory; the running-rigging alone was taken down. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras\|Jules Verne A name formerly given to any short pendant and thimble, through which running-rigging was led. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for running rigging running rigging noun nautical the wires and ropes used to control the operations of a sailing vesselCompare standing rigging Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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