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Marconi rig

Marconi rig noun: bermuda rig.

Noun

Marconi rig (plural Marconi rigs)

  1. Bermuda rig

Forms of Marconi rig

pluralMarconi rigs

Origin of Marconi rig

Named after the inventor of radio, Guglielmo Marconi, because the wires that stabilize the mast of such a rig reminded observers of the wires on radio masts.

Questions about Marconi rig

What does Marconi rig mean?
Marconi rig means bermuda rig.
What part of speech is Marconi rig?
Marconi rig is a noun.
What is the plural of Marconi rig?
The plural of Marconi rig is Marconi rigs.

Words near Marconi rig in the dictionary

  1. marcomms
  2. marcoms
  3. marconi
  4. marconi operator
  5. marconi operators
  6. Marconi rig
  7. Marconi rigs
  8. Marconi's law
  9. Marconian
  10. marconied
  11. marconigram

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