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ascendeur
/ asɑ̃dœr /
noun
- mountaineering a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist Also calledascender
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Origin of ascendeur1
C20
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