单词 | artificial aid |
释义 | > as lemmasartificial aid artificial aid n. Mountaineering and Rock Climbing a device such as a crampon, piton, etc., used to assist a climber (ropes and other safety equipment typically not being classed in this way). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid artificial aid1884 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 328/2 It is plain enough that they never could have scaled the sheer rock without some artificial aid. 1934 E. R. Blanchet in S. Spencer Mountaineering v. 107 The rope is no longer used merely for safety but also as a means of climbing and may be looked upon as an artificial aid. 2004 On the Edge June 22/1 Their impressive display of free-climbing opened the eyes of local climbers to the possibilities of scaling extreme routes on the intimidating 300m high gorge walls without recourse to artificial aids. < as lemmas |
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