Unrigged (Adjective)
Meaning
Stripped of rigging.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The unrigged sailing boat sat in dry dock awaiting repairs to its mast and sails.
- After years of disuse the ship's yard finally scraped the unrigged hull for scrap metal.
- Tensions rose when voters suspected the unrigged lines at polling stations were being reserved for opposing parties.
- Much to his dismay the unrigged climbing lines ended, leaving him stranded halfway up the sheer rock face.
- Crews then secured the unrigged construction cranes to ensure they wouldn't topple in strong gusts of wind.