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| prus·ik [ prússik ] |
noun (plural prus·iks) |
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1. knot attaching sling to rope: a knot used to tie a small sling to a climbing rope, forming a loop that holds fast when weighted but can be slid along the rope when unweighted
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2. sling attached to rope: a small sling attached to a climbing rope using a prusik knot
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intransitive verb (past and past participle prus·iked, present participle prus·ik·ing, 3rd person present singular prus·iks) |
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ascend or descend rope: to ascend or descend a climbing rope using a prusik sling
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| [Mid-20th century. After Karl Prusik (1897-1961), Austrian mountaineer] |
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