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单词 standing rigging
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standing rigging


noun Nautical.

rigging remaining permanently in position as a means of steadying various spars, shrouds, stays, etc. (contrasted with running rigging).

Origin of standing rigging

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby standing rigging

standing joke, standing on one's head, stand in good stead, standing order, standing orders, standing rigging, standing room, standing wave, standish, stand mixer, standoff
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Example sentences from the Web for standing rigging

  • All the standing-rigging and furniture having been cleared off the masts in the course of dismantling.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
  • It was a quantity of hemp cordage, for use principally as standing-rigging.

    Under the Meteor Flag|Harry Collingwood

British Dictionary definitions for standing rigging

standing rigging

noun

the stays, shrouds, and other more or less fixed, though adjustable, wires and ropes that support the masts of a sailing vesselCompare running 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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