💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Riggers"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thimblenoun | (sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. |
| riggingsnoun | Dress; 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. |
| winchnoun | A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable. |
| helmsmennoun | A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. |
| capstannoun | (especially nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc. |
| shipwrightsnoun | A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones. |
| weldersnoun | One who welds, that is, unites pieces of steel, aluminum, or other metals by welding. |
| breeches buoynoun | (nautical) A ring lifebuoy, fitted with canvas breeches, rigged between ship and shore, for rescuing seamen when a ship is in danger of breaking up; also used for transferring people from ship to ship at sea. |
| davitsnoun | (nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship. |
| carpentersnoun | the third studio album by American music duo the Carpenters. |
| sailmakersnoun | One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. |
| snellnoun | A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line. |
| roughnecksnoun | (colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled. |
| boatswainnoun | A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs. |
| halyardsnoun | (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard. |
| fittersnoun | A person who fits or assembles something. |
| pullersnoun | A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller. |
| topsailnoun | (nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship. |
| coxswainsnoun | In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. |
| manipulatorsnoun | A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something. |
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