unrig

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They must form a unified coalition of people of all races, genders, sexualities and classes, and band together to unrig the system.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2020

“So the question is, how do we unrig this system?” says Lawrence, who clearly doesn’t just play a superhero on the big screen.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2019

To dismantle a ship of her standing and running rigging.—To unrig the capstan is to take out the bars.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

A small rope serving to unrig the lower top-gallant yard-arm of its lift and brace, when in the act of sending it down on deck.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

This left the three males of the party free to tackle the more arduous duties of the day; and we forthwith proceeded to unrig the boat and make her ready for hoisting.

From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by Holloway, W. Herbert