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descendeur

/deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/

descendeur noun: a piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling.

Noun

descendeur (plural descendeurs)

  1. A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

Forms of descendeur

pluraldescendeurs

Origin of descendeur

From French.

Questions about descendeur

What does descendeur mean?
Descendeur means a piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling.
What part of speech is descendeur?
Descendeur is a noun.
How do you pronounce descendeur?
Descendeur is pronounced /deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of descendeur?
The plural of descendeur is descendeurs.

Words near descendeur in the dictionary

  1. descendents
  2. descender
  3. descenders
  4. descendest
  5. descendeth
  6. descendeur
  7. descendeurs
  8. descendibility
  9. descendible
  10. descendin
  11. descending

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