ascendeur
/ (French 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 called: ascender
Origin of ascendeur
1C20
Words Nearby ascendeur
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