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climbing
US/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
noun
What it means
- uncountableusuallyThe 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.
- countableusuallyClimb; ascent.
In a sentence
The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
Where it comes from
- Middle Englishclymbyng
- Englishclimbing
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
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