descendeur

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/deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/

noun

A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

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Meanings

noundescendeur (plural descendeurs)

plural descendeurs

  1. A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

Origin

From French.

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Translations

Finnish laskeutumislaite
  • laskeutumislaitedescender; piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling
French descendeur
  • descendeurdescender; piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling
German Abseilgerät
  • Abseilgerätdescender; piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

descendeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendeur

MLA

“descendeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendeur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descendeur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendeur.

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