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Munter hitch

Mun·ter hitch [ mntər hìch ] (plural Mun·ter hitch·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
temporary knot used to break fall: a temporary knot, tied around a carabiner clip, that locks under the weight of a climber's fall

[Late 20th century. After the Swiss climber Werner Munter]
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