English Explanatory Dictionary

Marconi rig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bermuda rig

Word forms

Marconi rig Marconi rigs

Etymology

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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