running rigging

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ

Noun

running rigging (plural running riggings)

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

Translations

nautical ropes

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