'Running rigging' definitions:

Definition of 'Running rigging'

From: GCIDE
  • Rigging \Rig"ging\, n. Dress; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. [1913 Webster]
  • Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
  • Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays. [1913 Webster]

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