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- Dictionarybelay/ˈbiːleɪ/
verb
- 1. fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
- 2. stop; desist from: nautical slang "‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’"
noun
- 1. an act of belaying: "the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections"
- 2. a spike of rock or other object used for belaying: "the trees along the top are used as belays"
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a. : to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat (see cleat entry 1 sense 1b), pin, or bitt. b. : to make fast : to fasten down. belaying ammunition on deck. 2. nautical : stop, cancel. belay that last order. 3. a. : to secure (a person) at the end of a rope. belay a climber. … belaying each other over the difficult places.
BELAY definition: 1. to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls…. Learn more.
Belay definition: to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.. See examples of BELAY used in a sentence.
BELAY meaning: 1. to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls…. Learn more.
To belay is to secure or hold the end of a climbing rope so that the climber won't fall far if she slips. Your friend might climb a rock wall first, while you belay for her.
1. (Nautical Terms) nautical to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt. 2. (Nautical Terms) ( usually imperative) nautical to stop; cease. 3. (Mountaineering) mountaineering to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc. n.
noun. 4. (ˈbiːˌleɪ ) mountaineering. the attachment (of a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc, to safeguard the party in the event of a fall. See also running belay. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
1. to make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast. 2. Nautical; Informal. a. to hold; stop. belay there! b. to cancel. belay the last order. 3. to secure (a person, as a mountain climber, or thing) by a rope. noun. 4. action, method, or place of securing a hold for a rope in mountain climbing.
belay meaning, definition, what is belay: to make someone who is climbing a mounta...: Learn more.
to secure (a rope) by attaching to a person or to an object offering stable support. (used chiefly in the imperative) to cease (an action); stop. to ignore (an announcement, order, etc.): Belay that, the meeting will be at 0900 instead of 0800. v.i. to belay a rope: Belay on that cleat over there. n.
