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Meaning of derig | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).

intransitive, transitive

Examples

“"No way, we have to derig." "Okay. I'll keep paddling." I started untangling lines, pulling in jibsail cloth like a lobster fisherman pulling up a trap.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

derigged derigging derigs dering derisk derisked