gig has definitions from the fields of music,work,performing arts,transportation,nautical
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

The captain 's gig of H.M.S._Mercury was being rowed to H.M.S._Neptune .

Related terms

small_boat

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[ noun ] (transportation) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

Related terms

carriage

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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain

Related terms

tender

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[ noun ] a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

Related terms

hook fishing_gear

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[ noun ] an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
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[ noun ] (music,work,performing arts) a booking for musicians

Examples

"they played a gig in New Jersey"

Related terms

engagement

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