standing rigging
rigging remaining permanently in position as a means of steadying various spars, shrouds, stays, etc. (contrasted with running rigging).
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How to use standing rigging in a sentence
Some of the standing rigging was cut away and the vessel was hulled several times.
Pike & Cutlass | George GibbsFrom running-gear to standing rigging, everything bore evidence of thorough order and smart seamanship.
The Cruise of the Dazzler | Jack LondonThe shrouds and standing rigging had been pulled taut with many a "Yo, heave ho!"
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.No sails in sight, and her masts looked more like the branches of a tree than good honest standing rigging.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain | Maturin Murray BallouThe lower standing rigging, however, was set up, and her battery was loaded and shotted.
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs | Stanley Lane-Poole
British Dictionary definitions for standing rigging
the stays, shrouds, and other more or less fixed, though adjustable, wires and ropes that support the masts of a sailing vessel: Compare running rigging
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