rig
noun/rɪɡ/
/rɪɡ/
- (especially in compounds) a large piece of equipment that is used for taking oil or gas from the ground or the bottom of the sea
- an oil rig
- Her husband works on a rig in the North Sea for weeks at a time.
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- the way that the masts and sails on a boat, etc. are arrangedTopics Transport by waterc2
- (North American English, informal) a large lorry
- equipment that is used for a special purpose
- a CB radio rig
Word Originnoun late 15th cent. (in nautical use): perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare with Norwegian rigga ‘bind or wrap up’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
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