Sharks have been seen from the rigging - it is not safe to bathe any longer; - be quick, get into the boat.
Source: tatoeba (1805796)
Rigging
//ˈɹɪɡɪŋ//
Synonyms for "rigging" (234 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (70)
complotconfederacyconnivanceconspiracycontrivancecontrivingconveniencescordagecordingcornercorner incorsetcounterplotcovincrookcrossjack bracecrutchdeadeyedeep-laid plotdownhaul
Show 50 more words
dressdudsduffelearingengineeringequipageequipmentfacilitiesfacilityfastfinaglingfinessefittingfittingsfixturefixturesflying jib martingaleflying jib stayfootropesfore-skysail bracefore-skysail liftfore-topgallant shroudfore-topgallant stayfore-topmast backstayfore-topsail liftforegangerforeroyal backstayforeroyal liftforerunnerforestayforetackfoundation garmentframe upframe-upfulcrumfurnishingsfurnituregamegasketgeargirdlegrab ropeguess-ropeguess-warpguest ropegunterguyguywirehalyardharbor gasket
Related words (117)
hawserhead fastimpedimentainstallationinstallationsintriguejockjockstrapkitlanyardlee sheetlee tacklifelineliftlittle gamemachinationmachinerymain bracemain-skysail bracemain-trysail vang
Show 95 more words
mainsheetmainstaymaintainermaneuveringmanipulationmartingalemastmaterielmessengermizzen staymizzen-royal liftmizzen-royal staymizzen-skysail bracemizzen-skysail liftmizzen-skysail staymizzen-topgallant liftmizzen-topgallant staymizzen-topmast staymizzen-topsail liftmonopolymunitionmunitionsneckoutfitouthaulpainterparaphernaliapennant hoistplantplotplottingplumbingport tackpreventer backstaypropraidraimentratlinereinforcereinforcementreinforcerrestresting placeropesropeworkropingrunning riggingschemeschemeryschemingsea gasketserviceservingsheetshouldershroudspanspanker peak halyardspanker sheetspinespringspritstaffstanding riggingstarboard tackstavestaystickstiffenerstirrupstock-in-tradestratagemstrengthenersupportsupportersustainertacktackletacklingthingstogstrickunderplotupholderutensilutensilswalking stickwash salewashingweather sheetweb of intriguewhippingwhisker jumperwire pullingwire-pulling
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesholonym
1 entriesis a
3 entriesmeronym
5 entriesrelated to
12 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 20 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄρμενα noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Bulgarian
1 entries- такелаж noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Catalan
2 entries- cordam noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- eixàrcia noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Czech
1 entries- takeláž noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Dutch
1 entries- takelage noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
French
1 entries- gréement noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Galician
1 entries- aparello noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
German
1 entries- Takelage noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Hebrew
2 entries- חִבֵּל noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- מַעֲטֶה noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Hungarian
4 entries- csarnakzat noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- kötélzet noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- vitorlázat noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- árbócozat noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Irish
1 entries- rigín noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Italian
2 entries- cordame noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- sartiame noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Latin
1 entries- nāvāle noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Māori
2 entries- rikini noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- whakaheke noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- rigging noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- takkelasje noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Polish
3 entries- olinowanie noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- otaklowanie noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- takielunek noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Portuguese
2 entries- aparelho noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- cordame noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Romanian
1 entries- tachelaj noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Russian
2 entries- осна́стка noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- такела́ж noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Spanish
2 entries- aparejo noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
- jarcia noun (tackle of a sailing vessel)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The whistling of the wind through the rigging sounded like funereal wailings.
Source: tatoeba (5681895)
Actually, Mark was going to go sailing at the weekend, but since there was a problem with the boat's rigging, the plan fell through.
Source: tatoeba (6194976)
The sailors were sitting about the rigging, on the cross-trees, and at the mast-heads.
Source: tatoeba (7741107)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.