Definition of Belays. Meaning of Belays. Synonyms of Belays

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Definition of Belays

Belay
Belay Be*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.] 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.] Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser. 2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten. 3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.

Meaning of Belays from wikipedia

- Hanging Belays". Climbing.com. 24 March 2016. "How to Hip Belay". Climbing.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018. "About the Australian Belay". Project...
- which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by their belayer. The technique is used by climbers, mountaineers, cavers, canyoners, search...
- Retrieved 2 October 2023. "Auto-Belays: How not to muck it up". Mountain Training. Retrieved 2024-03-21. Auto-belays: How not to muck it up, ****ociation...
- "How Do Auto Belays Work: What's Going on in There?". headrushtech.com. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-27. Media related to Belay device at Wikimedia...
- Albert T. Belay (born May 24, 1925) is a Gottschee German cultural activist in New York City. Belay was born in Livold (German: Lienfeld), Slovenia. He...
- Equipment for arresting lead climber falls, or to create anchors for abseils or belays. Examples are p****ive (bolts, copperheads, hexcentrics, ice ****s, nuts...
- Belay gl****es are eyegl****es with prismatic lenses that are used by belayers in rock climbing to avoid the neck strain ****ociated with belaying. Belaying...
- longer, and it will often involve the use of hanging belays, long abseils, and the creation of belay anchors. Rescues from multi-pitch climbs are far more...
- belay system which locks with the brake hand in line with the load, and as such is a more suitable method for direct belays than using a normal belay...
- a fixed anchor at the top of the climbing route, and back down to the belayer (or "second") at the base of the climb. A climber who falls will be held...