climbing
The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available…The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
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Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
Klettern, Kletterei
(countable, usually)Climb; ascent.
- an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Origin
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
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Forms
plural: climbingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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