jumar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.
Noun
[edit]jumar (plural jumars)
- (climbing) A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.
- 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 552:
- Jacob handed her the ATC belay device and jumar.
Verb
[edit]jumar (third-person singular simple present jumars, present participle jumaring or jumarring, simple past and past participle jumared or jumarred)
- (intransitive) To climb using this device.
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