self-arrest
self-arrest · self-arrests
Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is…Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a slope halts the slide without recourse to a rope or other belay system.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a slope halts the slide without recourse to a rope or other belay system.
Origin
From self- + arrest.From self- + arrest.
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Forms
plural: self-arrests| Singular | self-arrest |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable