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Rig

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setverb(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
set upverb(transitive) To make ready for use.
carriagenoun(now uncommon) The act of conveying; carrying.
manipulateverb(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
outfitnounA set of clothing (with accessories).
equipagenoun(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
getupnoun(chiefly US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
riggingnounDress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

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carriagenoun(now uncommon) The act of conveying; carrying.
equipagenoun(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
outfitnounA set of clothing (with accessories).
getupnoun(chiefly US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
setnounA punch for setting nails in wood.
manipulateverb(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
set upverb(transitive) To make ready for use.
ibcnoun(logistics) Initialism of intermediate bulk container.
trucknoun(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.
lorrynoun(British, Ireland, South Asia, Africa) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
vannounA covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
chassisnounThe base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
tacklenoun(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
ambulancenounAn emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
hubnounA point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
teamnounAny group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
workovernounAny kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.
boreholenounA hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
wellborenounThe hole produced when drilling an oil or gas well.
drillnounA tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

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