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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
1R2I3G

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

01Oil platform3 letters
02Setup3 letters
03Set up, as equipment3 letters

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