
1) Adorn 2) African boy name 3) Block up or obstruct 4) Cancel 5) Cease, imperatively 6) Climbing aid 7) Enclose 8) Environ 9) Exclusively Anglo word 10) Exclusively Saxon word 11) Fasten a nautical rope 12) Fasten a rope 13) Fasten a rope to a cleat 14) Fasten, at sea 15) Hold fast at sea 16) Hold fast, a-sea
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1) Cease
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To secure, tie up or make fast, often another way of sayin
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to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
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to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
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A safety technique where a stationary climber provides protection by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices or techniques, to an ascending or descending partner. A static belay is when a fall is held fast. A dynamic belay is when a fall is brought to a gradual stop by allowing the rope to slide somewhat to not overload the anchor with the forc...
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To secure a running line to a cleat or belaying pin.
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• (v. t.) To lay on or cover; to adorn. • (v. t.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. • (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
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Securing a climber by using a rope through one or more fixed anchors usually held by two people.
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to tie or secure a rope end.
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to make fast, secure or stop doing something
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Be·lay' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Belaid ,
Belayed ;
present participle & verbal noun Belaying .] [ For senses 1 & 2, Dutch
beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. prefix
be- , and
lay to pl...
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To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
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Belay is a term, mostly used in maritime and rock climbing language, meaning to secure, fix or stop. Thus to belay a rope is to secure it by winding it in a figure of eight around something, usually a belaying pin.
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To temporarily secure a line to a cleat, or as a command 'disregard the last order'
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To make a line or rope fast to a pin or cleat
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to cancel an order; to stop; to firmly secure a line.
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[
n] - something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured 2. [v] - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 3. [v] - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
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A method of controlling the climbing rope that is used to prevent a climber from falling to the ground should they come off the rock. A belay system relies on an anchor, belay device, belayer and rope.
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device used to control the rope by the belayer.
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noun something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured
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(1) To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin. (2) To stop, most often used as a command.
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Securing the rope while your partner climbs. You’ll have a belay device that provides friction to the rope system—if your partner falls, the device will lock itself or help you support their weight.
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To keep a climber from falling too far by using friction on the rope. The system that stops a climber's fall. It includes the rope, anchors, belay device and the belayer.
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A technique whereby a rope is used to protect climbers from falling.
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