26984 words

belay

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls, they do not fall very far:

Examples:

The leader will then belay and instruct the second climber to follow.
2
to make a climber safe with a rope that has been fixed at a particular point:

Examples:

The knot would let Jim belay himself.
3
a place where a climbing rope is or can be fixed:

Examples:

To the right a tree stump offers a belay.
4
an act of fixing a climbing rope:

Examples:

You may need several belays.

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