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ascendeur

ascendeur noun: a metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.

Noun

ascendeur (plural ascendeurs)

  1. A metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.
    • It was the first time that I had used any type of ascendeur on a climb and only did so then because I remembered my exhausted state on Sabre, when I had scratched around on the end of the rope after de-pegging a pitch.1969, New Zealand Alpine Journal - Volume 23, page 156
    • Willig's foot rested in the sling; when he applied his weight, the ascendeur locked in place and supported him; when he shifted his weight to his other foot, the device unlocked so that he could slide it up the track by its handle.1992, Above and beyond, →ISBN, page 57

Forms of ascendeur

pluralascendeurs

Origin of ascendeur

Borrowed from French ascendeur.

Questions about ascendeur

What does ascendeur mean?
Ascendeur means a metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.
What part of speech is ascendeur?
Ascendeur is a noun.
What is the plural of ascendeur?
The plural of ascendeur is ascendeurs.

Words near ascendeur in the dictionary

  1. ascendents
  2. ascender
  3. ascenders
  4. ascendest
  5. ascendeth
  6. ascendeur
  7. ascendeurs
  8. ascendible
  9. ascending
  10. ascending cervical arteries
  11. ascending cervical artery

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