artificial climbing

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noun

the sport of climbing an artificially constructed, rocklike wall by means of footholds and handholds and, typically, a belaying device.

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Origin of artificial climbing

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby artificial climbing

artifice, artificer, artificial, artificial aid, artificial blood, artificial climbing, artificial daylight, artificial disintegration, artificial eye, artificial feel, artificial gene

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How to use artificial climbing in a sentence

In the end, the line between magic and religion may be something of an artificial one.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In just a few hours on Tuesday, the dollar exchange rate collapsed from 64 to 80 rubles before climbing back to about 68.
How Crimea Crashed the Russian Economy|Anna Nemtsova|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We kept on shooting for another year...and were never able to get the shot of him climbing on the horse.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.
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It was not, however, through any of these artificial means that real relief was brought to the community.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
He said something laughingly to the head guide to the effect that climbing was good sport and a fine test for the nerves.
Uncanny Tales|Various
He did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A cocoanut-tree, as you probably remember, has no branches whatever to give any help to a person in climbing.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for artificial climbing

artificial climbing

noun

another name for aid climbing

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