Bermuda rig

noun

A sailing rig consisting of a single stayed mast with a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail on a boom and a jib or genoa on the forestay

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Bermudan rigBermudian rigMarconi rig
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Meanings

nounBermuda rig (plural Bermuda rigs)

plural Bermuda rigs

  1. nauticalA sailing rig consisting of a single stayed mast with a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail on a boom and a jib or genoa on the forestay

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rig of triangular sails for a yacht

Similar
Bermudan rigBermudian rigMarconi rig
Broader
rigrigging
Also see
marconi rig

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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