belays

Secures rope to pin

Belays is the third-person singular of belay, a climbing term for securing a rope to protect a climber from falling.

The belayer controls the rope, ready to arrest a fall: She belays from the ground while her partner climbs.

In nautical use, to belay is to secure a rope around a cleat or pin.

Belay that is sailor's slang for "stop" or "disregard what I just said."

climbing

carabiner

Spring-gated metal link

rappelControlled rope descent
pitchFrequency of sound
leadDense metal, symbol Pb

toprope · multipitch · anchor · harness · rope · quickdraw · protection · ascend · descend · traverse

safety

protection

Guarding against harm

anchorSecures ships to seabed
backupStored duplicate for recovery
redundancyNeedless duplication

catch · arrest · secure · failsafe · checkpoint · partner · spotter · communication · trust · reliability

nautical

cleat

Shoe spike for grip

pinPointed metal fastener
mooringVessel's secured resting place
deckShip's flat surface

dock · line · hawser · rigging · mast · bowline · halyard · winch · bitt · seamanship

rope

dynamic

Active and changing

staticWithout motion or change
coilWound circular arrangement
strandThin fiber piece

cord · tether · friction · hitch · knot · loop · tension · slack · feed · brake

Categories

mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes

Opposites

rope security in climbing

Lets go or publishes

lets go · drops · lowers · pays out · frees

command/action cessation

Revenue from a transaction

continues · carries on · executes · persists · commences

nautical rope fastening

belayscasts off

Releases or discards

releases · unties · unfastens · loosens · slacks

Phrases

belaying pinDeck peg for lines

Family

belay, belaying, belayed, belayer, belayers

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G