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| block and tackle |
a rigging of pulley blocks and rope or cables used to provide leverage for hauling or lifting heavy loads. |
| boatswain |
a warrant officer on a warship, or in domestic service a petty officer responsible for a ship's gear such as rigging, anchors, and the like. |
| cordage |
the ropes and lines of a ship or boat considered collectively; rigging. [1/2 definitions] |
| deadeye |
one of a pair of hardwood disks with holes and concave rims through and around which certain rigging ropes are passed, used esp. to tighten the stays and shrouds of sailing vessels. [1/2 definitions] |
| gear |
the ropes, blocks, and the like that constitute a sailing ship's rigging. [1/8 definitions] |
| lanyard |
a short rope or wire used to fasten or tauten gear or rigging on a ship. [1/4 definitions] |
| martingale |
in the rigging of a sailing ship, a stay that helps hold a sail down. [1/2 definitions] |
| mast1 |
a long, vertical pole that rises from the bottom of a sailing vessel to support the sails and rigging; spar. [1/2 definitions] |
| unrig |
to strip of equipment or rigging (esp. a ship). |
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