Marconi rig

noun

Bermuda rig

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Bermuda rigBermudan rigBermudian rig
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Meanings

nounMarconi rig (plural Marconi rigs)

plural Marconi rigs

  1. nauticalBermuda rig

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rig of triangular sails for a yacht

Similar
Bermuda rigBermudan rigBermudian rig
Broader
rigrigging
Also see
bermuda rig

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the inventor of radio, Guglielmo Marconi, because the wires that stabilize the mast of such a rig reminded observers of the wires on radio masts.

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APA

Marconi rig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marconi%20rig

MLA

“Marconi rig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marconi%20rig. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marconi rig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marconi%20rig.

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