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Tyrolean traverse

Tyrolean traverse noun: a method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or equivalent, used in mountaineering, caving, etc.

tyrolean traverse: a method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or...
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Noun

Tyrolean traverse (plural Tyrolean traverses)

  1. A method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or equivalent, used in mountaineering, caving, etc.

Forms of Tyrolean traverse

pluralTyrolean traverses

Questions about Tyrolean traverse

What does Tyrolean traverse mean?
Tyrolean traverse means a method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or equivalent, used in mountaineering, caving, etc.
What part of speech is Tyrolean traverse?
Tyrolean traverse is a noun.
What is the plural of Tyrolean traverse?
The plural of Tyrolean traverse is Tyrolean traverses.

Words near Tyrolean traverse in the dictionary

  1. Tyrolean hats
  2. Tyrolean Hound
  3. Tyrolean Hounds
  4. Tyrolean runway
  5. Tyrolean runways
  6. Tyrolean traverse
  7. Tyrolean traverses
  8. tyroleans
  9. Tyrolese
  10. Tyroleses
  11. Tyrolian

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