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Marconi rig

noun Nautical.

a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.

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Also called Bermuda rig, Bermudan rig, Bermudian rig.

Origin:
1915–20; after G. Marconi

Related forms

Mar·co·ni-rigged, adjective

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Marconi rig (mɑːˈkəʊnɪ)

—n
	nautical a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig with triangular sails

[C20: from Marconi, from its resemblance to some types of radio aerial]

Mar'coni-rigged

—*adj*

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