rigging plan
1rigging plan — /ˈrɪgɪŋ plæn/ (say riging plan) noun an architectural plan of the rigging of a ship s mast …
2Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… …
3sail plan — Naval Archit. a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore and aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the… …
4sail plan — Naval Archit. a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore and aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the… …
5Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan …
6Truck (rigging) — A truck is a nautical term for a wooden ball, disk, or bun shaped cap at the top of a mast, with holes in it through which flag halyards are passed.[1] Trucks are also used on wooden flagpoles, to prevent them from splitting. Without a masthead… …
7Martingale (rigging) — Martingle and Dolphin striker on tall ship Stad Amsterdam A martingale is a fore and aft stay lying directly beneath the bowsprit strengthening it and, if extended from the sprit a jibboom, against upward force created by the head stays. The… …
8Pickens Plan — The Pickens Plan is an energy policy proposal announced July 8, 2008 by American businessman T. Boone Pickens. Pickens stated intention is to reduce American dependency on imported oil by investing approximately US$1 trillion in new wind turbine… …
9Interregional Primary Plan — The Interregional Primary Plan is a proposed reform to the United States primary calendar supported by Representative Sandy Levin and Senator Bill Nelson, both Democrats. The plan would break the country into six regions. From those regions, one… …
10To set up the rigging — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
