self-arrest

English

noun
Definitions
  • (climbing) Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a slope halts the slide without recourse to a rope or other belay system.

Etymology

Prefix from English arrest.

Origin

English

arrest

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