1
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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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Final stabilizers, hoses and other rigging were attached before the yacht was lifted by one of Europe’s most powerful floating cranes, which had been brought in for the job.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Those looking to develop their signature style in 2D, 3D, stop-motion animation, digital modeling, rigging and lighting can do so with a nearly 50-person faculty (led by a deep bench of Disney veterans) and access to an impressive number of licenses and software.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
His resignation comes a day after The New York Times released a report examining how state officials invited the 2023 rigging.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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