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Word entry · 3 letters

rig

Best crossword clue

"Oil platform"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪɡ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted girStarts with REnds with G3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. equip with sails or masts

Word origin

From ring (“algebraic structure”), omitting the letter n to suggest the lack of negatives. Compare rng (“structure like a ring but lacking a multiplicative identity”).

Used in a sentence

  • “The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.”
  • “We used a ground-level rig to safely learn how to tile a gable roof.”
  • “Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.”

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01“Oil platform”3 letters
02“Setup”3 letters
03“Set up, as equipment”3 letters

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