ascendeur
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ascendeur
(French asɑ̃dœr)n
(Mountaineering) mountaineering a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist. Also called: ascender
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