cat rig

Definition of cat rignext

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The original 15-room home could only be reached by helicopter or yacht (the Transpeninsular Highway wasn't built until 1970) and the seclusion attracted Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Lucille Ball.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • In January, a fleet of 23 Oyster yachts took off from Antigua to start the brand’s namesake 27,000-nautical-mile rally exclusive to Oyster owners.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.
    Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • His four-seam and sinker velocities have been down compared to last year, but his cutter and curveball still grade out well.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Count Kimbrel among the pitchers who are working on cutters this spring as well.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Turkish yard just unveiled a 62-foot hybrid catamaran that is the very definition of small but mighty.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Later, in December, two sailors and their dog were rescued from a sinking catamaran almost 60 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, thanks to a radio alert also detected by satellites, NOAA said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the mandatory junk fees could total $1,700 a year per renter, alleged the suit, and prospective tenants also paid non-refundable reservation and application fees ranging from $55 up to $500.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Oracle's 5-year credit default swaps widened as bond investors were skeptical of the enterprise software company's ability to hold on to its investment-grade credit rating, currently two notches above junk.
    Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Temps won't fall much Thursday night either, with clouds returning ahead of another clipper passing north of the metro.
    Joseph Dames, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The clipper storm brings the prospect of a combination of rain and some snow.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Cat rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20rig. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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