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单词 prusik
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prusik

/ (ˈprʌsɪk) /

noun mountaineering

Also: prusik knot a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop (prusik loop) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope

verb -siks, -siking or -siked (intr)

to climb (up a standing rope) using prusik loops

Word Origin for prusik

C20: named after Dr Prusik, Austrian climber who devised the knot

Words nearby prusik

prurigo simplex, pruritus, pruritus ani, pruritus vulvae, Prus., prusik, Prusiner, Prussia, Prussian, Prussian blue, Prussianism
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