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adverb • at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship • upward • at or to great height; high up in or into the air • in the higher atmosphere above the earth | ||||||||
| 28% | 11 | Rigging up equipment before use | ||||||
verb • To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber). • (by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object. • To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use. • To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time. | ||||||||
| 22% | 7 | Rigging or setting up equipment for a film shoot | ||||||
noun • a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock • a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail • an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish | ||||||||
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ALOFT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ALOFT
Updated: October 10, 2023
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