re-rig
verb[IorT]
(alsorerig)uk/ˌriːˈrɪɡ/us-gg-tofixnewequipmentinplaceor tochangethe wayequipmentisarranged:
Thecoachre-rigged theboatthismorningfor today'srowingrace.
Inoticedthere was aslightproblemwith mybikebut I just re-rigged thegearsand theyworkedfine.
sailingspecialized
toarrangea boat'sropesandsailsagain in a new way:
Heboughttheyachtand rerigged it with a moremodernrig.
When thewindchanged, we rerigged so we couldtackat a goodangleto thewind.
- For thedocumentary, everything in thehotelhas been rerigged andfittedwithconcealedcameras.
- There was an hour-longintervalwhile they rerigged thestage.
- Theboatshave been re-rigged andrestoredwithcarefulattentiontohistoricalaccuracy.
- LastyearIcompletelyrerigged mysailingboatandsoldit to a newowner.
- By 1807, 20battleshipshad been re-rigged forconflict.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- reorientation
- stick
- transpose
- transposition
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