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ascendeurs

ascendeurs is the plural of ascendeur.

Meaning of ascendeur

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

Questions about ascendeurs

What is ascendeurs the plural of?
Ascendeurs is the plural of ascendeur.

Words near ascendeurs in the dictionary

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

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