RIG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of rig in English

(Definition of rig from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of rig from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of rig from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of rig

rig
They don't know if the building is rigged.
That's down from 906 rigs a year ago.
From NOLA.com
Everyone's rig is different, however, so feel free to experiment and find what works for you.
He also is looking to oil-drilling rig counts and production per rig.
From CNBC
The new report even says some tests have been rigged to guarantee success.
From NPR
And they will be out there with soaked, frozen hands working on ice-caked steel, rigging up a solution only men like them can.
From NJ.com
At the time, the field was small and few new doctors wanted to take a run at a game that was rigged to lose.
It's a rule that seems rigged just to trip people up.
At its peak, more than 200 drilling rigs were up and running in the state.
The economic rules and the legal system were rigged against them.
And the rigs didn't have warning escorts, front or rear.
So on the oil rig, it's fast-paced, very intense in the workplace.
From NPR
Sometimes it's tough to see the product from outside of the lighting rig.
Attempts to take aquaculture offshore include building farms off of decommissioned oil rigs.
We would never allow an oil company to hide the locations of their oil rigs or not disclose their environmental policies.
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Translations of rig

in Chinese (Traditional)
作假, (採取不正當的手段)操縱, 對…做手腳…
in Chinese (Simplified)
作假, (采取不正当的手段)操纵, 对…做手脚…
in Spanish
amañar, aparejar, instalar…
in Portuguese
fraudar, armar, equipar…
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şike yapmak, hile katmak/karıştırmak, hileli bir biçimde yapmak…
truquer, trafiquer, gréer…
不正操作(ふせいそうさ)する, 改造(かいぞう)する…
optuigen, boorinstallatie, gerei…
připevnit lana a plachty, vrtná věž, vybavení…
rigge til, boreplatform, udstyr…
memberi perlengkapan, anjungan, peralatan…
ขึงใบเรือ, เครื่องมือขุดเจาะน้ำมัน, เครื่องมือ…
trang bị cho tàu thuyền, giàn khoan dầu, thiết bị chuyên dụng…
fałszować, manipulować, platforma (wiertnicza )…
rigga, oljerigg, rigg…
melengkapkan kapal, pelantar cari gali minyak, alatan khas…
auftakeln, die Kleidung, die Ausrüstung…
fikse, manipulere, plante…
оснащувати, бурова вишка, устаткування…
фальсифицировать, подтасовывать результаты, буровая вышка…
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