belay
The securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy objectThe securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object.
» Belaid Ait Ali is the founder of the written Kabyle literature.
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3 sensesThe securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object.
The object to which a rope is secured.
something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
Examples
1 sentencesBelaid Ait Ali is the founder of the written Kabyle literature.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surrFrom Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surround, afflict, attribute to, charge with, accuse”), From Proto-West Germanic *bilaggjan, equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + lay. Cognate with Dutch beleggen (“to cover, overlay, belay”), German belegen (“to cover, occupy, belay”), Swedish belägga (“to pave”).
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