Meanings
nounBachmann hitch (plural Bachmann hitches)
plural Bachmann hitches
- A type of quick-release friction hitch used to hitch a carabiner to a main supporting rope.
Synonyms: Bachmann knot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of quick-release friction hitch used to hitch a carabiner to a main supporting rope.
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Named after Franz Bachmann, an Austrian alpinist.
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Bachmann hitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bachmann%20hitch
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“Bachmann hitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bachmann%20hitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bachmann hitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bachmann%20hitch.
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