rigging
Mast support system
Rigging is the system of ropes, chains, and cables that support and control a ship's masts and sails.
By extension, rigging refers to any arrangement of lines and equipment for lifting or supporting: stage rigging, climbing rigging.
To rig something is to set it up, often hastily or improvisingly.
Rigging also means fraudulent manipulation: election rigging, price rigging—the fix is in.
Illegal election manipulation
- voter suppressionTactics discouraging ballot access
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
manipulation · fraudulent · corruption · collusion · bribery · coercion · intimidation · subversion
Burial cloth or covering
- halyardSail-hoisting tackle
- stayRemain in position
- forestayForward mast-bracing cable
- backstayAft mast-supporting line
ratline · sheet · block · tackle · deadeye · lanyard · turnbuckle · mainsail
Balancing mass in machinery
- battenStrip for securing
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- arborGarden trellis structure
- backdropRear stage scenery
scenery · stagehand · catwalk · sandbag · clew · curtain · wings · proscenium
electoral fraud
Illegal election manipulation
- voter suppressionTactics discouraging ballot access
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- tamperingImproper interference with something
falsification · manipulation · fraudulent · corruption · collusion · bribery · coercion · intimidation · subversion · malpractice
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
backstay · ratline · sheet · block · tackle · deadeye · lanyard · turnbuckle · mainsail · jib
counterweight
Balancing mass in machinery
backdrop · scenery · stagehand · catwalk · sandbag · clew · curtain · wings · proscenium
crane
Lifter or wader
block and tackle · cable · chain · sling · shackle · hook · davit · gantry · come-along · tackle
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- jointsSkeletal connection points
mesh · skinning · controller · bind · deformation · pivot · hierarchy · character · puppet · constraints
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
- tall shipstall ship, bark, brig, schooner, USS Constitution
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical thingsanchor, rope, sail, compass, oar
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
riggingfair play
Honorable conduct in games
honesty · integrity · legitimacy · fairness · transparency
riggingunrigging
Removing nautical tackle
striking · dismantling · taking down · teardown · disassembly
- vote riggingManipulating election outcomes dishonestly
- election riggingFraudulent outcome manipulation
- rigging up
- market rigging
- rigging lines
- poll riggingManipulating electoral outcomes illegally