riggings
Mast support system
Riggings is the plural of rigging, referring to multiple systems of ropes, cables, and chains used to support and control sails on ships or equipment in theatrical and industrial settings.
Each vessel or stage production has its own rigging; a harbor full of tall ships displays many different riggings.
The term also covers the various harness and cable systems used in rock climbing or aerial work.
Upright ship poles
- boomsRumbles or upswings
- gaffsFish-landing hooks; faux pas
- yardsOutdoor home spaces
- yardarmsHorizontal mast extensions
bowsprit · spreaders · crosstrees · topmasts · masthead · goosenecks
Wraps that hide
- halyardsRopes for hoisting sails
- sheetsFlat expanses of material
- staysRemains in place
- forestayForward mast-bracing cable
backstay · mainstay · blocks · tackles · winches · cleats · turnbuckles · spreaders
Illegally altering electoral results
- fixingRestoring proper function
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
gaming · price fixing · market manipulation · match fixing · gerrymandering · ballot stuffing
Thin fastening strips
- counterweightsMasses balancing a load
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- arborsLatticed garden shelters
masts
Upright ship poles
yardarms · bowsprit · spreaders · crosstrees · topmasts · masthead · goosenecks
shrouds
Wraps that hide
forestay · backstay · mainstay · blocks · tackles · winches · cleats · turnbuckles · spreaders · deadeyes
vote tampering
Illegally altering electoral results
- fixingRestoring proper function
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
cheating · gaming · price fixing · market manipulation · match fixing · gerrymandering · ballot stuffing
battens
Thin fastening strips
- counterweightsMasses balancing a load
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
arbors · curtain tracks · belaying · clew
- vote riggingManipulating election outcomes dishonestly
- election riggingFraudulent outcome manipulation
- rigging up
- market rigging
- rigging lines
- poll riggingManipulating electoral outcomes illegally