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derigging

derigging is the present participle and gerund of derig.

Meaning of derig

Verb

derig (third-person singular simple present derigs, present participle derigging, simple past and past participle derigged)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
    • "No way, we have to derig." "Okay. I'll keep paddling." I started untangling lines, pulling in jibsail cloth like a lobster fisherman pulling up a trap.2002, Eric Stiller, Keep Australia On Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak, page 106
    Synonyms:
    unrig

Questions about derigging

What is derigging the present participle and gerund of?
Derigging is the present participle and gerund of derig.

Words near derigging in the dictionary

  1. deridings
  2. DeRienzo
  3. DeRienzos
  4. derig
  5. derigged
  6. derigging
  7. derigs
  8. derilict
  9. dering
  10. deringer
  11. deringers

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