Tyrolean traverse

noun

A method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or equivalent, used in mountaineering, caving, etc.

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Meanings

nounTyrolean traverse (plural Tyrolean traverses)

plural Tyrolean traverses

  1. A method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or equivalent, used in mountaineering, caving, etc.
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Tyrolean traverse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrolean%20traverse

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