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belay device

belay device noun: a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying.

Noun

belay device (plural belay devices)

  1. a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying

Forms of belay device

pluralbelay devices

Questions about belay device

What does belay device mean?
Belay device means a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying.
What part of speech is belay device?
Belay device is a noun.
What is the plural of belay device?
The plural of belay device is belay devices.

Words near belay device in the dictionary

  1. belaves
  2. belaving
  3. Belawan
  4. belawgiven
  5. belay
  6. belay device
  7. belay devices
  8. belay my last
  9. Belaya
  10. belayed
  11. belayer

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