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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Rigged

Does "rigged" mean 'operated", while "left" 'buried' (by rebels)?

Context:
Capt. Mitchell Zornes of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division confirmed that a convoy was targeted in one of the blasts but he wasn't immediately sure which one. One wounded American soldier was evacuated to a medical facility, he said. Improvised bombs — some left by the side of the road, others rigged in vehicles — have become insurgents' weapon of choice in Iraq.
  

Top answer

Some of the improvised bombs are put by the side of the road and abandoned there; others are [set up / arranged / connected /wired up] ( so as to explode automatically ) in vehicles. Being left does not imply being buried. Being rigged does not imply being operated.

— CalifJim

  • Some of the improvised bombs are put by the side of the road and abandoned there; others are [set up / arranged / connected /wired up] ( so as to explode automatically ) in vehicles.
  • Being left does not imply being buried.
  • Being rigged does not imply being operated.
  • Hope this helps.
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Some of the improvised bombs are put by the side of the road and abandoned there; others are [set up / arranged / connected /wired up] ( so as to explode automatically ) in vehicles.

Being left does not imply being buried.
Being rigged does not imply being operated.

Hope this helps.
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in this context rigged means that it was intentionally placed by someone (insurgents) in the vechicles to cause harm to the 1ST Cav
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