rig
126
4.9
- noun
- /rɪg/
:
equipo
- OK, well, my guitar rig really was very simple back then.
- drilling rig
- oil rig
- trawl rig
These are the most ancient RC rigs that I've ever seen.
- These are the most ancient RC rigs that I've ever seen.
- So I do have a sabiki rig to catch bait.
- It says the live target bait ball spinner rig mimics a small cluster of fleeing fish.
- I think oil prices will trend down as more rigs and more production come online even as China reopens.
- And of course we just played cover material and stuff and and what would your rig be back then?
- You can see the the boiler rigs out there that you, there are even pumps on land and whatnot.
Examples
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The Terrapi rig is now all ready to be put to the test.
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Below him on a launching rig is a sleek, black one-man submarine shaped like a dart.
Fiction book (1996) -
That happened to me in 1972 when I was on that oil rig.
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A typical platform or drilling rig has lots of structures that rise from its surface.
Academic text (2007) -
We can get the full effect of our rig with the blue LEDs.
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Burt, their equipment man, emerged from the rig and came over to talk to them.
Fiction book (1998) -
Diesel-powered engines provide the power to operate the drilling rig and drive the drill.
Academic text (2009) -
If dissatisfied with the results, the fisherman then raises the rig and travels to a different area.
Academic text (1995) -
The results of the analysis may result in a drilling rig being brought onsite to drill exploratory wells.
Academic text (2008) -
The fishing rig was equipped with all the latest technology to catch more fish.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
499
2.1
Things you use for a certain activity, like hiking or sports
133
2.8
A set of equipment used for a specific activity
104
3.3
Large tools and equipment used in factories or farms
47
3.9
A set of tools and equipment used for a particular activity
24
3.5
A large platform with machines that drill oil and gas on land or at sea
20
3.5
Equipment used for fishing such as rods, lines, and hooks
18
6.8
A set of clothes, often a costume, that looks unusual
8
1.7
Equipment that people use to catch fish, like rods, nets, lines and hooks
6
4.1
A large machine that makes holes in the ground to get oil or gas
3
2.5
Tools used for catching fish, like lines and hooks
2
7.1
A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion
1
5.1
A large machine that drills wells to get oil or gas
1
5.6
A large structure in the sea for drilling oil or gas from under the sea floor
1
3.0
A set of tools such as a rod, line, hook, and reel used to catch fish
A set of things needed to play a game, like balls or cards
Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor
A sail setup for a small boat with one mast near the front and one sail
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
A large structure in the sea for drilling oil or gas from under the sea floor
- Specialized
A way of putting triangular sails from front to back on a boat, often on yachts
- Specialized
A sail setup for yachts with triangular sails and a mainsail set behind the mast
- Specialized
A sail arrangement with triangular sails on one tall pole that runs front to back
- Jargon
A sailing setup where the front sail, like a jib, does not reach the top of the mast
- Specialized
A triangle-shaped sail hung from a long sloping pole attached to the mast
- Specialized
A sail setup on a boat with a tall single mast and a triangular mainsail
- Australian
A big Australian tree with spreading roots often planted for shade and beauty
- Specialized
Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rig as equipment comes from the same ship idea: a rig is a group of ropes, tools, or machines put together for a job. So a sound rig or fishing rig is simply the collection of gear you use.