Meanings
nounfree solo (plural free solos)
plural free solos
- climbingAn ascent in which the climber does not use ropes or other protection for safety.
verbfree solo (third-person singular simple present free soloes, present participle free soloing, simple past and past participle free soloed)
present singular third person free soloes · participle present free soloing · participle past free soloed · past free soloed
- ambitransitiveclimbingTo climb without ropes or other protection.
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APA
free solo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20solo
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“free solo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20solo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free solo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20solo.
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