Running-rigging
noun, Nautical.
1.
rigging for handling sails, yards, etc. (contrasted with standing rigging).
2.
rigging for handling cargo.
running rigging
noun
1.
(nautical) the wires and ropes used to control the operations of a sailing vessel Compare standing rigging
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