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a
: lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
b
: a similar network (as in theater scenery) used for support and manipulation
2
: clothing
Examples of rigging in a Sentence
They checked the rigging before they set sail.
even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Even by Paramount’s high standards, this is an eye-popping show, replete with elaborate rigging, grand illusions and all manner of circus activities put together by director Trent Stork, choreographer Kasey Alfonso and circus specialist Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release last week that 62-year-old Kris Bird, of Salmon, submitted a guilty plea in late March for seven charges — five counts of wire fraud and one count each of bid rigging and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
The group uses boats that can be outfitted for those with limited mobility, with custom seats and easy-to-handle rigging.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Even by Paramount’s high standards, this is an eye-popping show, replete with elaborate rigging, grand illusions and all manner of circus activities put together by director Trent Stork, choreographer Kasey Alfonso and circus specialist Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release last week that 62-year-old Kris Bird, of Salmon, submitted a guilty plea in late March for seven charges — five counts of wire fraud and one count each of bid rigging and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
The group uses boats that can be outfitted for those with limited mobility, with custom seats and easy-to-handle rigging.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rigging
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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rigging
noun
rig·ging
ˈrig-iŋ 
-ən
1
: the ropes and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
2
: equipment for supporting and working something (as theater scenery)
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