Meanings
nounrock climbing (uncountable)
alternative rock-climbing · alternative rockclimbing
- uncountableThe sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128
verb
alternative rock-climbing · alternative rockclimbing
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rock climb
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 攀石
- 攀石 (paan¹ sek⁶)sport of scaling rock faces
Chinese Mandarin 攀岩
- 攀岩 (pānyán)sport of scaling rock faces
Dutch rotsklimmen
- rotsklimmensport of scaling rock faces
Estonian kaljuronimine
- kaljuroniminesport of scaling rock faces
Finnish kalliokiipeily
- kalliokiipeilysport of scaling rock faces
French escalade
- escaladesport of scaling rock faces
German Felsklettern
- Felskletternsport of scaling rock faces
Hungarian sziklamászás
- sziklamászássport of scaling rock faces
Indonesian panjat tebing
- panjat tebingsport of scaling rock faces
Irish ailleadóireacht, speancaireacht
- ailleadóireachtsport of scaling rock faces
- speancaireachtsport of scaling rock faces
Japanese ロッククライミング, 岩登り
- ロッククライミング (rokku kuraimingu)sport of scaling rock faces
- 岩登り (iwanobori)sport of scaling rock faces
Korean 암벽등반, 록 클라이밍
- 암벽등반 (ambyeokdeungban)sport of scaling rock faces
- 록 클라이밍 (rok keullaiming)sport of scaling rock faces
Latvian klinšu kāpšana
- klinšu kāpšanasport of scaling rock faces
Polish wspinaczka skalna
- wspinaczka skalnasport of scaling rock faces
Russian скалола́зание
- скалола́зание (skalolázanije)sport of scaling rock faces
Spanish escalamiento de paredones / paramentos rocosos / pétreos, escalamiento de paredes / faces rocosas / pétreas
- escalamiento de paredones / paramentos rocosos / pétreossport of scaling rock faces
- escalamiento de paredes / faces rocosas / pétreassport of scaling rock faces
Swedish klippklättring
- klippklättringsport of scaling rock faces
Turkish kaya tırmanışı
- kaya tırmanışısport of scaling rock faces
Ukrainian скелела́зіння
- скелела́зіння (skelelázinnja)sport of scaling rock faces
Cite this entry
APA
rock climbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20climbing
MLA
“rock climbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20climbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock climbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20climbing.
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