MARCONI RIG


Meaning of MARCONI RIG in English

Pronunciation: mär- ' k ō -n ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from the resemblance of the complex arrangement of stays and struts to that used to support the antennae used in wireless telegraphy, invented by Guglielmo Marconi

Date: 1916

: a fore-and-aft rig in which the sails are triangular and are not supported by gaffs

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