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• He used to be gone a lot of the time, off working on an oil rig.From the entry off
• The workers stopped the rig on an incline and scotched the wheels.From the entry scotch
• Driving on the interstate at night, you will see less traffic, but more big rigs.From the entry big rig
• The oil rig can be jacked up higher when the hydraulic legs touch the sea floor.From the entry jack up
• After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced.From the entry bounce
• He worked a six-month contract on an oil rig.From the entry contract
• Emil bought a bare-bones rig and a new CPU at the computer show, then popped in his old hard drive.From the entry bare-bones
• Becuase its an all-male environment, practically everyone who works at the oil rig is a long-term dry speller.From the entry dry speller
• The rig builder, toolie, and driller retired to the Colonel's porch to drink.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 287. From the entry toolie
• The rig in Ski Stunt Simulator is a controlled, active ragdoll.2008, Steve Swink, Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation, page 333. From the entry ragdoll
• Joe got them to rig him a holster so he could draw the .45 cross-handed.2007, James Brady, Warning of War: A Novel of the North China Marines, →ISBN, page 297. From the entry cross-handed
• After experimentation with double-masted ships a standard three-masted rig was settled on by most shipwrights.2006, Cathal J. Nolan, The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization, Greenwood Publishing…. From the entry single-masted
• A rotary rig could have drilled that much in a day.2005, Alan Cockrell, Drilling Ahead: The Quest for Oil in the Deep South, 1945-2005, page 276. From the entry doghouse
• Rig for dive checks can be done submerged, with sea pressure on the outer hatch.1995 October 18, Doug Huffman, “Seawater in submarines”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet). From the entry mercy flush
• A couple of Hoo-Hoos I knew, dragged me out to my rig and drove me home.1994, Judy Jewell, Oregon, page 103. From the entry hoo-hoo
• His glance passed again over the patched-up rigs and spavined horses dejectedly standing in this rain-rankened muck.1993, Nelson C. Nye, Trigger Talk/the Wolf That Rode, page 202. From the entry ranken
• In sandy strata, 7 to 9 inches diameter holes are drilled with a percussion type drill rig.1979, Iqtidar H. Siddiqui, Irrigation canals: planning, design, construction, and maintenance. From the entry drill rig
• 'Five minutes to fix the rig, ten more to send his message, five to pack up.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry get on
• Contractor Balfour Beatty is working around the clock to repair the structure, with a piling rig brought from Inverness.2023 May 31, Paul Clifton, “Network News: NR removes unsafe abutment from Nuneham viaduct”, in RAIL, number 984, page 26. From the entry piling rig
• The nails, consisting of steel or glass fibre reinforced polymer tendons, were inserted using a specialised drilling rig.2020 August 12, “Network News: HS2 tunnel portal readied for TBMs”, in Rail, page 10. From the entry drilling rig
• A paternoster is any style of hook rig where the hook(s) are on droppers above a fixed sinker.2011, Jamin Forbes, “Tackle”, in Cod Cod Cod, Croydon, Vic.: Australian Fishing Network, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry paternoster
• One or two hooks are used on a paternoster rig.2011, Jamin Forbes, “Tackle”, in Cod Cod Cod, Croydon, Vic.: Australian Fishing Network, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry paternoster
• This big ol' rig takes up two seats.” “Okay, but you only get one bag of Jordan almonds.2006 October 8, Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer, “Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part 1” (18:12 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season…. From the entry Jordan almond
• The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string).2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44. From the entry jewellery
• The only rig nobody'd recognize is that clunker that Vic drove here in, and he won't take it.2004, Teralee E. M. Bird, What the Herald Angel Sang (Seraphim Trilogy Book One). From the entry clunker
• “How'd you do with the rig?” Tater asked.1997, Susan Rogers Cooper, Home Again, Home Again. From the entry hummer
• The spraybar of the Enresco rig should be completely redesigned with special attention devoted to nozzle size and spacing.1980 Feb, Y.A. Demirjian, D.R. Kendrick, M.L. Smith, T.R. Westman, MUSKEGON COUNTY WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: Progress Report 1968…. From the entry spraybar
• A man in each room, listening to each rig.1957, Philip K. Dick, Eye in the Sky. From the entry trinaural
• The less time required to rig and properly operate heavy-duty cranes and cargo lifts, the more tonnage you can handle.1945, The Log, volume 40, page 35. From the entry workword

Meaning of rig

1. noun The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
2. noun Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
3. noun A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.

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How do you use rig in a sentence?

Rig is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.”

What is a short sentence with rig?

“to rig an election”

What does rig mean?

Rig means the rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.