sport climbing

noun

A sport developed from rock climbing. A style of climbing in which the protection is in the form of permanently fixed bolts.

Meanings

nounsport climbing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableclimbingA sport developed from rock climbing. A style of climbing in which the protection is in the form of permanently fixed bolts.
  2. uncountableclimbingCompetition climbing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
competition climbingOlympic climbing

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 運動攀登 /运动攀登
  • 運動攀登 /运动攀登 (yùndòng pāndēng)sport developed from rock climbing
Finnish urheilukiipeily
  • urheilukiipeilysport developed from rock climbing
Japanese スポーツクライミング
  • スポーツクライミング (supōtsu kuraimingu)sport developed from rock climbing
Korean 스포츠 클라이밍
  • 스포츠 클라이밍 (seupocheu keullaiming)sport developed from rock climbing
Spanish escalada deportiva
  • escalada deportivasport developed from rock climbing
Cite this entry
APA

sport climbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sport%20climbing

MLA

“sport climbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sport%20climbing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sport climbing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sport%20climbing.

Source: sport climbing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.