Definition of belay in English:

belay

verb bɪˈleɪˈbiːleɪbəˈleɪ

[with object]

1Fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
Example sentencesExamples
- This lasts for some 20 metres, and then drops steeply into the Far Eastern Bedding Plane, emerging close to where the telephone cable is belayed for the Near Wallows.
- You need to belay the line by tying it off at convenient points as you progress.
- Sticking your hook in and belaying the metre and a half of line that is securely karabinered to a strong point on your BC will allow you to add a little buoyancy and fly in the current, with your hands free to work your camera if required.
- Also at this point, a telephone cable may be found belayed to a rock.
- The first pitch requires a 20 metre rope with a pull-back line, and is belayed in an alcove round to the right which is a little awkward to get into.
- Immediately a curved, rusty, rivet holed plate came into view from which lines had been belayed.
- I realised that the sump rope was belayed some 4m from the end of the sump, and so I'd crossed the sump pool under water.
- The ladder can be belayed to number of flakes, and it is possible to swing off halfway down and into a parallel shaft entirely coated with flowstone.
- I found a spike and bolt only and nowhere to belay a lead in rope.
- By performing an entertaining pendulum across the shaft to the crevice, the rope can be belayed just inside.
- He secured the cylinder containing the mechanism to belay more of the spider silk rope to his belt.
- This was fine for less than vertical, easy trad and sport climbs, but as the rock got steeper, and the falls more frequent, we found a huge problem with belaying this way.
- By following a ledge round to the right, a rope can be belayed to a couple of bolts, and a descent made for half a dozen metres down the wall, to just below the lip of the ledge's funnel.
- So I climbed back 10m and found somewhere safe for belaying.
- At the start of your penetration, the line should be belayed outside the wreck in open water, then re-belayed just inside but well in sight of daylight.
- It is even easier to assume you know all there is to know about something as seemingly simple as belaying a leader.
- The rope can be belayed back to the pinnacle with a sling.
1. 1.1 Secure (a climber) with a belayed rope.
  he belayed his partner across the ice
  Example sentencesExamples
  Equally important is not standing around the base of the cliff if you are not belaying.
  As I was belaying Bryan to the top I asked Jesus to look west at the sky and see if it's going to get worse.
  He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb.
  I was belaying Ann, the new climbing hall is way cooler than the original one I went to.
  The climbers are belayed by ropes to a crew at the bottom of the cliff.
  Lucy Creamer, 31, a noted British climber also taking the class, offered to belay him.
  But it's also safe, because there's someone belaying you the whole time.
  I belayed Paul as he set off, and Mike belayed Ed.
  ‘Pull up some slack, please,’ she yelled at Lori, belaying her.
  Half-way through belaying Tim and Bruce up the last pitch, I start to hear noises that sound like an animal in pain.
  Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain.
  So, I asked him what he weighed to decide whether or not I should be anchoring myself to the ground to belay him.
  For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me.
  Mills was belaying me and was growing impatient.
  We down-climbed, belaying one another with our ice axes as anchors.
  The second climber below is attached to the lead climber, and it's his or her job to belay the lead climber in case of a fall.
  The route was technically well within Meaghan's limit, and with my brother belaying me, the three of us completed the ten pitches in just under three hours.
  I could feel my pulse in my neck as Steve began belaying Alan up the first 15-20 feet of the climb.
  Paul Saffo, it turns out, has a past as a technical climber, so he belayed Alexander down the cliff.
  I stood on the ground below, happy to belay him, not understanding the degree of difficulty he had come up against and that I would follow him into.
2nautical slang usually in imperative Stop; desist from.
‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes… belay that, I have my child to blame.
- The pirate says to belay the whining and I must say I do agree
- 3 Responses to Belay that order, weve Japanese fuel!
Synonyms
abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep

noun bɪˈleɪˈbiːleɪbəˈleɪ

1An act of belaying.
the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually the snow slides were over, the belay was set and it was my turn on the climb.
- I'm watching the rope quickly diminish in length and wondering when he's going to get to the belay.
- Ara was hand drilling the holes for belay in partly cloudy sky when the sights of coming team were seen.
- No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay.
- I know how to tie my knots backward and forward, in the dark and in the rain, and how to provide a safe belay for my partner.
- I then hiked up to some trees, found a nice spot in the shade and set up a belay for Frank.
- His exploits included a record ascent of Hidden Peak in 1958, but he spent the rest of his life humbly downplaying the famous belay.
- Ken gives me a belay from the ground; I loop the cord over a limb and step out onto the log.
- A belay would have been welcome here on the climb out.
- A belay point had failed and the man fell about six feet before a secondary belay kicked in and saved him.
- While he was hand drilling two holes for the belay and some more up, I cleaned pitch 4.
- He examines my belay and says offhandedly, ‘Guess I won't fall.’
- And so I sprinted back to the area where the safety line was and I tied myself back into the safety line and put her back on to the belay.
- Most cave divers would opt for rope ladders and a safety belay for entry and exit, but we used single rope caving techniques and equipment.
- The 650-foot gully was so steep it required ice axes, crampons, ropes, and belays to ascend it.
- Tom climbed the last pitch, set up his belay and greeted each of us with a triumphal smile as we rounded the summit.
2A spike of rock or other object used for belaying.
the trees along the top are used as belays
Example sentencesExamples
- Prickly pear unfortunately thrives along the Rim, growing at the base and among the belays, and we were all soon pincushioned with tiny golden spines.
- I felt like a sissy for having six layers and still not being able to feel my fingers at the belays.
- Tie your line off to a suitable belay on the passage floor and, assuming you have not lost your orientation, turn at 90 degrees to the direction in which you think the main line runs.
- A narrow inclined rift leads out to the head of the pitch, and a large wedged block provides an initial belay for a traverse at roof level to the first section of the pitch.
- Two solid natural belays were quickly located, and the ladder was soon attached and lowered down.
- Approaching Cathedral Sam made a point of rigging exactly as the CNCC guide recommended, and began looking for the rock column mentioned as the initial belay.
- A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch.
- There was a lack of belays at the top of the climb, so I ran ropes down from the top of the pitch to provide attachment points.
- I quickly hauled myself up and hiked to a bolted belay on the higher slab.
- The final pitch was totally unriggable in a safe manner with no belays anywhere near the pitch.
- I rappelled back to the belay and hung in my harness, drifting in and out of consciousness.
- Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues.
- When she attains the next anchor, she establishes a belay exactly as she did on the previous pitch.
- North Shaft can be descended using SRT, but it needs to be rigged from natural belays.

Derivatives

belayer

noun

In recent times I could not bring myself to jump off a platform to a trapeze even though I was in a full body harness and belayed by not one but two belayers.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you're leading, think about the position of your belayers and bystanders if you should pull something off.
- If the climber were to slip and fall, the belayer can tighten the rope with a moderate pull and instantly stop the climber's fall.
- The belayer calls out: ‘Do you want to come down?’
- The climber will tie into one end of the rope and the belayer will take up slack from the other end using his belaying device.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally in nautical use): from be- + lay¹, on the pattern of Dutch beleggen.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea relay

Definition of belay in US English:

belay

verbbəˈlābəˈleɪ

[with object]

1Fix (a running rope) around a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
Example sentencesExamples
- By following a ledge round to the right, a rope can be belayed to a couple of bolts, and a descent made for half a dozen metres down the wall, to just below the lip of the ledge's funnel.
- So I climbed back 10m and found somewhere safe for belaying.
- The ladder can be belayed to number of flakes, and it is possible to swing off halfway down and into a parallel shaft entirely coated with flowstone.
- Sticking your hook in and belaying the metre and a half of line that is securely karabinered to a strong point on your BC will allow you to add a little buoyancy and fly in the current, with your hands free to work your camera if required.
- This was fine for less than vertical, easy trad and sport climbs, but as the rock got steeper, and the falls more frequent, we found a huge problem with belaying this way.
- At the start of your penetration, the line should be belayed outside the wreck in open water, then re-belayed just inside but well in sight of daylight.
- The first pitch requires a 20 metre rope with a pull-back line, and is belayed in an alcove round to the right which is a little awkward to get into.
- The rope can be belayed back to the pinnacle with a sling.
- It is even easier to assume you know all there is to know about something as seemingly simple as belaying a leader.
- I realised that the sump rope was belayed some 4m from the end of the sump, and so I'd crossed the sump pool under water.
- Immediately a curved, rusty, rivet holed plate came into view from which lines had been belayed.
- You need to belay the line by tying it off at convenient points as you progress.
- I found a spike and bolt only and nowhere to belay a lead in rope.
- This lasts for some 20 metres, and then drops steeply into the Far Eastern Bedding Plane, emerging close to where the telephone cable is belayed for the Near Wallows.
- He secured the cylinder containing the mechanism to belay more of the spider silk rope to his belt.
- By performing an entertaining pendulum across the shaft to the crevice, the rope can be belayed just inside.
- Also at this point, a telephone cable may be found belayed to a rock.
1. 1.1 Secure (a climber) with a belayed rope.
  he belayed his partner across the ice
  no object it is possible to belay here
  Example sentencesExamples
  We down-climbed, belaying one another with our ice axes as anchors.
  The climbers are belayed by ropes to a crew at the bottom of the cliff.
  He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb.
  For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me.
  Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain.
  Paul Saffo, it turns out, has a past as a technical climber, so he belayed Alexander down the cliff.
  Equally important is not standing around the base of the cliff if you are not belaying.
  I was belaying Ann, the new climbing hall is way cooler than the original one I went to.
  ‘Pull up some slack, please,’ she yelled at Lori, belaying her.
  Lucy Creamer, 31, a noted British climber also taking the class, offered to belay him.
  Mills was belaying me and was growing impatient.
  I belayed Paul as he set off, and Mike belayed Ed.
  I could feel my pulse in my neck as Steve began belaying Alan up the first 15-20 feet of the climb.
  The route was technically well within Meaghan's limit, and with my brother belaying me, the three of us completed the ten pitches in just under three hours.
  Half-way through belaying Tim and Bruce up the last pitch, I start to hear noises that sound like an animal in pain.
  As I was belaying Bryan to the top I asked Jesus to look west at the sky and see if it's going to get worse.
  The second climber below is attached to the lead climber, and it's his or her job to belay the lead climber in case of a fall.
  I stood on the ground below, happy to belay him, not understanding the degree of difficulty he had come up against and that I would follow him into.
  But it's also safe, because there's someone belaying you the whole time.
  So, I asked him what he weighed to decide whether or not I should be anchoring myself to the ground to belay him.
2nautical slang usually in imperative Stop; enough!
“Belay that, mister. Man your post.”
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes… belay that, I have my child to blame.
- 3 Responses to Belay that order, weve Japanese fuel!
- The pirate says to belay the whining and I must say I do agree
Synonyms
abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep

nounbəˈlābəˈleɪ

1An act of belaying.
the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections
Example sentencesExamples
- Ken gives me a belay from the ground; I loop the cord over a limb and step out onto the log.
- A belay point had failed and the man fell about six feet before a secondary belay kicked in and saved him.
- His exploits included a record ascent of Hidden Peak in 1958, but he spent the rest of his life humbly downplaying the famous belay.
- The 650-foot gully was so steep it required ice axes, crampons, ropes, and belays to ascend it.
- Ara was hand drilling the holes for belay in partly cloudy sky when the sights of coming team were seen.
- A belay would have been welcome here on the climb out.
- Eventually the snow slides were over, the belay was set and it was my turn on the climb.
- I'm watching the rope quickly diminish in length and wondering when he's going to get to the belay.
- While he was hand drilling two holes for the belay and some more up, I cleaned pitch 4.
- I know how to tie my knots backward and forward, in the dark and in the rain, and how to provide a safe belay for my partner.
- Tom climbed the last pitch, set up his belay and greeted each of us with a triumphal smile as we rounded the summit.
- No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay.
- And so I sprinted back to the area where the safety line was and I tied myself back into the safety line and put her back on to the belay.
- Most cave divers would opt for rope ladders and a safety belay for entry and exit, but we used single rope caving techniques and equipment.
- He examines my belay and says offhandedly, ‘Guess I won't fall.’
- I then hiked up to some trees, found a nice spot in the shade and set up a belay for Frank.
2A spike of rock or other hard material used for belaying.
Example sentencesExamples
- A narrow inclined rift leads out to the head of the pitch, and a large wedged block provides an initial belay for a traverse at roof level to the first section of the pitch.
- I felt like a sissy for having six layers and still not being able to feel my fingers at the belays.
- Two solid natural belays were quickly located, and the ladder was soon attached and lowered down.
- North Shaft can be descended using SRT, but it needs to be rigged from natural belays.
- When she attains the next anchor, she establishes a belay exactly as she did on the previous pitch.
- Prickly pear unfortunately thrives along the Rim, growing at the base and among the belays, and we were all soon pincushioned with tiny golden spines.
- There was a lack of belays at the top of the climb, so I ran ropes down from the top of the pitch to provide attachment points.
- I rappelled back to the belay and hung in my harness, drifting in and out of consciousness.
- I quickly hauled myself up and hiked to a bolted belay on the higher slab.
- Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues.
- The final pitch was totally unriggable in a safe manner with no belays anywhere near the pitch.
- Approaching Cathedral Sam made a point of rigging exactly as the CNCC guide recommended, and began looking for the rock column mentioned as the initial belay.
- A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch.
- Tie your line off to a suitable belay on the passage floor and, assuming you have not lost your orientation, turn at 90 degrees to the direction in which you think the main line runs.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally in nautical use): from be- + lay, on the pattern of Dutch beleggen.

单词	belay
释义	Definition of belay in English: belay verb bɪˈleɪˈbiːleɪbəˈleɪ [with object] 1Fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it. Example sentencesExamples This lasts for some 20 metres, and then drops steeply into the Far Eastern Bedding Plane, emerging close to where the telephone cable is belayed for the Near Wallows. You need to belay the line by tying it off at convenient points as you progress. Sticking your hook in and belaying the metre and a half of line that is securely karabinered to a strong point on your BC will allow you to add a little buoyancy and fly in the current, with your hands free to work your camera if required. Also at this point, a telephone cable may be found belayed to a rock. The first pitch requires a 20 metre rope with a pull-back line, and is belayed in an alcove round to the right which is a little awkward to get into. Immediately a curved, rusty, rivet holed plate came into view from which lines had been belayed. I realised that the sump rope was belayed some 4m from the end of the sump, and so I'd crossed the sump pool under water. The ladder can be belayed to number of flakes, and it is possible to swing off halfway down and into a parallel shaft entirely coated with flowstone. I found a spike and bolt only and nowhere to belay a lead in rope. By performing an entertaining pendulum across the shaft to the crevice, the rope can be belayed just inside. He secured the cylinder containing the mechanism to belay more of the spider silk rope to his belt. This was fine for less than vertical, easy trad and sport climbs, but as the rock got steeper, and the falls more frequent, we found a huge problem with belaying this way. By following a ledge round to the right, a rope can be belayed to a couple of bolts, and a descent made for half a dozen metres down the wall, to just below the lip of the ledge's funnel. So I climbed back 10m and found somewhere safe for belaying. At the start of your penetration, the line should be belayed outside the wreck in open water, then re-belayed just inside but well in sight of daylight. It is even easier to assume you know all there is to know about something as seemingly simple as belaying a leader. The rope can be belayed back to the pinnacle with a sling. 1.1 Secure (a climber) with a belayed rope. he belayed his partner across the ice Example sentencesExamples Equally important is not standing around the base of the cliff if you are not belaying. As I was belaying Bryan to the top I asked Jesus to look west at the sky and see if it's going to get worse. He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb. I was belaying Ann, the new climbing hall is way cooler than the original one I went to. The climbers are belayed by ropes to a crew at the bottom of the cliff. Lucy Creamer, 31, a noted British climber also taking the class, offered to belay him. But it's also safe, because there's someone belaying you the whole time. I belayed Paul as he set off, and Mike belayed Ed. ‘Pull up some slack, please,’ she yelled at Lori, belaying her. Half-way through belaying Tim and Bruce up the last pitch, I start to hear noises that sound like an animal in pain. Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain. So, I asked him what he weighed to decide whether or not I should be anchoring myself to the ground to belay him. For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me. Mills was belaying me and was growing impatient. We down-climbed, belaying one another with our ice axes as anchors. The second climber below is attached to the lead climber, and it's his or her job to belay the lead climber in case of a fall. The route was technically well within Meaghan's limit, and with my brother belaying me, the three of us completed the ten pitches in just under three hours. I could feel my pulse in my neck as Steve began belaying Alan up the first 15-20 feet of the climb. Paul Saffo, it turns out, has a past as a technical climber, so he belayed Alexander down the cliff. I stood on the ground below, happy to belay him, not understanding the degree of difficulty he had come up against and that I would follow him into. 2nautical slang usually in imperative Stop; desist from. ‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’ Example sentencesExamples Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes… belay that, I have my child to blame. The pirate says to belay the whining and I must say I do agree 3 Responses to Belay that order, weve Japanese fuel! Synonyms abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep noun bɪˈleɪˈbiːleɪbəˈleɪ 1An act of belaying. the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections Example sentencesExamples Eventually the snow slides were over, the belay was set and it was my turn on the climb. I'm watching the rope quickly diminish in length and wondering when he's going to get to the belay. Ara was hand drilling the holes for belay in partly cloudy sky when the sights of coming team were seen. No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay. I know how to tie my knots backward and forward, in the dark and in the rain, and how to provide a safe belay for my partner. I then hiked up to some trees, found a nice spot in the shade and set up a belay for Frank. His exploits included a record ascent of Hidden Peak in 1958, but he spent the rest of his life humbly downplaying the famous belay. Ken gives me a belay from the ground; I loop the cord over a limb and step out onto the log. A belay would have been welcome here on the climb out. A belay point had failed and the man fell about six feet before a secondary belay kicked in and saved him. While he was hand drilling two holes for the belay and some more up, I cleaned pitch 4. He examines my belay and says offhandedly, ‘Guess I won't fall.’ And so I sprinted back to the area where the safety line was and I tied myself back into the safety line and put her back on to the belay. Most cave divers would opt for rope ladders and a safety belay for entry and exit, but we used single rope caving techniques and equipment. The 650-foot gully was so steep it required ice axes, crampons, ropes, and belays to ascend it. Tom climbed the last pitch, set up his belay and greeted each of us with a triumphal smile as we rounded the summit. 2A spike of rock or other object used for belaying. the trees along the top are used as belays Example sentencesExamples Prickly pear unfortunately thrives along the Rim, growing at the base and among the belays, and we were all soon pincushioned with tiny golden spines. I felt like a sissy for having six layers and still not being able to feel my fingers at the belays. Tie your line off to a suitable belay on the passage floor and, assuming you have not lost your orientation, turn at 90 degrees to the direction in which you think the main line runs. A narrow inclined rift leads out to the head of the pitch, and a large wedged block provides an initial belay for a traverse at roof level to the first section of the pitch. Two solid natural belays were quickly located, and the ladder was soon attached and lowered down. Approaching Cathedral Sam made a point of rigging exactly as the CNCC guide recommended, and began looking for the rock column mentioned as the initial belay. A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch. There was a lack of belays at the top of the climb, so I ran ropes down from the top of the pitch to provide attachment points. I quickly hauled myself up and hiked to a bolted belay on the higher slab. The final pitch was totally unriggable in a safe manner with no belays anywhere near the pitch. I rappelled back to the belay and hung in my harness, drifting in and out of consciousness. Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues. When she attains the next anchor, she establishes a belay exactly as she did on the previous pitch. North Shaft can be descended using SRT, but it needs to be rigged from natural belays. Derivatives belayer noun In recent times I could not bring myself to jump off a platform to a trapeze even though I was in a full body harness and belayed by not one but two belayers. Example sentencesExamples If you're leading, think about the position of your belayers and bystanders if you should pull something off. If the climber were to slip and fall, the belayer can tighten the rope with a moderate pull and instantly stop the climber's fall. The belayer calls out: ‘Do you want to come down?’ The climber will tie into one end of the rope and the belayer will take up slack from the other end using his belaying device. Origin Mid 16th century (originally in nautical use): from be- + lay¹, on the pattern of Dutch beleggen. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea relay Definition of belay in US English: belay verbbəˈlābəˈleɪ [with object] 1Fix (a running rope) around a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it. Example sentencesExamples By following a ledge round to the right, a rope can be belayed to a couple of bolts, and a descent made for half a dozen metres down the wall, to just below the lip of the ledge's funnel. So I climbed back 10m and found somewhere safe for belaying. The ladder can be belayed to number of flakes, and it is possible to swing off halfway down and into a parallel shaft entirely coated with flowstone. Sticking your hook in and belaying the metre and a half of line that is securely karabinered to a strong point on your BC will allow you to add a little buoyancy and fly in the current, with your hands free to work your camera if required. This was fine for less than vertical, easy trad and sport climbs, but as the rock got steeper, and the falls more frequent, we found a huge problem with belaying this way. At the start of your penetration, the line should be belayed outside the wreck in open water, then re-belayed just inside but well in sight of daylight. The first pitch requires a 20 metre rope with a pull-back line, and is belayed in an alcove round to the right which is a little awkward to get into. The rope can be belayed back to the pinnacle with a sling. It is even easier to assume you know all there is to know about something as seemingly simple as belaying a leader. I realised that the sump rope was belayed some 4m from the end of the sump, and so I'd crossed the sump pool under water. Immediately a curved, rusty, rivet holed plate came into view from which lines had been belayed. You need to belay the line by tying it off at convenient points as you progress. I found a spike and bolt only and nowhere to belay a lead in rope. This lasts for some 20 metres, and then drops steeply into the Far Eastern Bedding Plane, emerging close to where the telephone cable is belayed for the Near Wallows. He secured the cylinder containing the mechanism to belay more of the spider silk rope to his belt. By performing an entertaining pendulum across the shaft to the crevice, the rope can be belayed just inside. Also at this point, a telephone cable may be found belayed to a rock. 1.1 Secure (a climber) with a belayed rope. he belayed his partner across the ice no object it is possible to belay here Example sentencesExamples We down-climbed, belaying one another with our ice axes as anchors. The climbers are belayed by ropes to a crew at the bottom of the cliff. He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb. For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me. Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain. Paul Saffo, it turns out, has a past as a technical climber, so he belayed Alexander down the cliff. Equally important is not standing around the base of the cliff if you are not belaying. I was belaying Ann, the new climbing hall is way cooler than the original one I went to. ‘Pull up some slack, please,’ she yelled at Lori, belaying her. Lucy Creamer, 31, a noted British climber also taking the class, offered to belay him. Mills was belaying me and was growing impatient. I belayed Paul as he set off, and Mike belayed Ed. I could feel my pulse in my neck as Steve began belaying Alan up the first 15-20 feet of the climb. The route was technically well within Meaghan's limit, and with my brother belaying me, the three of us completed the ten pitches in just under three hours. Half-way through belaying Tim and Bruce up the last pitch, I start to hear noises that sound like an animal in pain. As I was belaying Bryan to the top I asked Jesus to look west at the sky and see if it's going to get worse. The second climber below is attached to the lead climber, and it's his or her job to belay the lead climber in case of a fall. I stood on the ground below, happy to belay him, not understanding the degree of difficulty he had come up against and that I would follow him into. But it's also safe, because there's someone belaying you the whole time. So, I asked him what he weighed to decide whether or not I should be anchoring myself to the ground to belay him. 2nautical slang usually in imperative Stop; enough! “Belay that, mister. Man your post.” Example sentencesExamples Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes… belay that, I have my child to blame. 3 Responses to Belay that order, weve Japanese fuel! The pirate says to belay the whining and I must say I do agree Synonyms abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back, keep nounbəˈlābəˈleɪ 1An act of belaying. the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections Example sentencesExamples Ken gives me a belay from the ground; I loop the cord over a limb and step out onto the log. A belay point had failed and the man fell about six feet before a secondary belay kicked in and saved him. His exploits included a record ascent of Hidden Peak in 1958, but he spent the rest of his life humbly downplaying the famous belay. The 650-foot gully was so steep it required ice axes, crampons, ropes, and belays to ascend it. Ara was hand drilling the holes for belay in partly cloudy sky when the sights of coming team were seen. A belay would have been welcome here on the climb out. Eventually the snow slides were over, the belay was set and it was my turn on the climb. I'm watching the rope quickly diminish in length and wondering when he's going to get to the belay. While he was hand drilling two holes for the belay and some more up, I cleaned pitch 4. I know how to tie my knots backward and forward, in the dark and in the rain, and how to provide a safe belay for my partner. Tom climbed the last pitch, set up his belay and greeted each of us with a triumphal smile as we rounded the summit. No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay. And so I sprinted back to the area where the safety line was and I tied myself back into the safety line and put her back on to the belay. Most cave divers would opt for rope ladders and a safety belay for entry and exit, but we used single rope caving techniques and equipment. He examines my belay and says offhandedly, ‘Guess I won't fall.’ I then hiked up to some trees, found a nice spot in the shade and set up a belay for Frank. 2A spike of rock or other hard material used for belaying. Example sentencesExamples A narrow inclined rift leads out to the head of the pitch, and a large wedged block provides an initial belay for a traverse at roof level to the first section of the pitch. I felt like a sissy for having six layers and still not being able to feel my fingers at the belays. Two solid natural belays were quickly located, and the ladder was soon attached and lowered down. North Shaft can be descended using SRT, but it needs to be rigged from natural belays. When she attains the next anchor, she establishes a belay exactly as she did on the previous pitch. Prickly pear unfortunately thrives along the Rim, growing at the base and among the belays, and we were all soon pincushioned with tiny golden spines. There was a lack of belays at the top of the climb, so I ran ropes down from the top of the pitch to provide attachment points. I rappelled back to the belay and hung in my harness, drifting in and out of consciousness. I quickly hauled myself up and hiked to a bolted belay on the higher slab. Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues. The final pitch was totally unriggable in a safe manner with no belays anywhere near the pitch. Approaching Cathedral Sam made a point of rigging exactly as the CNCC guide recommended, and began looking for the rock column mentioned as the initial belay. A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch. Tie your line off to a suitable belay on the passage floor and, assuming you have not lost your orientation, turn at 90 degrees to the direction in which you think the main line runs. Origin Mid 16th century (originally in nautical use): from be- + lay, on the pattern of Dutch beleggen.
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