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diaper harness

diaper harness noun: a type of makeshift harness consisting of a loop of webbing passed between the legs and around the waist, forming a seat for attaching a safety rope, that somewhat resembles a diaper.

Noun

diaper harness (plural diaper harnesses)

  1. A type of makeshift harness consisting of a loop of webbing passed between the legs and around the waist, forming a seat for attaching a safety rope, that somewhat resembles a diaper.
    • A better option may be to incorporate a secondary diaper harness over the repeller's primary harness and attach the standard rack to it.1987, Allen Padgett, Bruce Smith, On Rope, National Speleological Society, →ISBN, page 210
    • Diaper harnesses consist of a buckled waist belt and a crotch strap that you pull up between your legs, diaper-style. As you might guess, the crotch strap can wreak havoc on the privates.1995, Michael Benge, Duane Raleigh, Rock: Tools and Technique, Elk Mountain Press, →ISBN, page 10

Examples of diaper harness in a sentence

  • I'd tied the diaper harness that I'd learned in cadets around me with yellow water ski rope that we'd stolen from Jon's dad's boat.2014, Barry Blanchard, edited by John Dutton, The Calling: A Life Rocked By Mountains, Patagonia Books, →ISBN, page 77:
  • I built an anchor, tied her a diaper harness with a sling, and clipped both of us in.2019 March 6, Drew Hardesty, “Life, Death, and PTSD as a Ranger in the Tetons”, in Outside, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2021:

Forms of diaper harness

pluraldiaper harnesses

Origin of diaper harness

From diaper + harness.

Questions about diaper harness

What does diaper harness mean?
Diaper harness means a type of makeshift harness consisting of a loop of webbing passed between the legs and around the waist, forming a seat for attaching a safety rope, that somewhat resembles a diaper.
How do you use diaper harness in a sentence?
I'd tied the diaper harness that I'd learned in cadets around me with yellow water ski rope that we'd stolen from Jon's dad's boat.
What part of speech is diaper harness?
Diaper harness is a noun.
What is the plural of diaper harness?
The plural of diaper harness is diaper harnesses.

Words near diaper harness in the dictionary

  1. diaper fasteners
  2. diaper flat
  3. diaper flats
  4. diaper girl
  5. diaper girls
  6. diaper harness
  7. diaper harnesses
  8. diaper insert
  9. diaper inserts
  10. diaper libraries
  11. diaper library

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