running rigging

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ

Noun

running rigging (countable and uncountable, plural running riggings)

  1. (nautical) The ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.

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