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Meaning of rest step | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A method of walking uphill in which the walker rests on their back leg briefly between each step.

Examples

“I meet the others at our first resting point, maybe 40 minutes later, exhausted and out of breath. Bets teaches me the rest step, resting weight briefly on the back foot with each ste. We snack — we start again — the rest step helps — a little — I need a breath with each step and a longer and longer pause. Slowly, finally, I make it to the top of the notch.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

rest stop rest stroke rest-and-digest rest-harrow rest, break rest, residue and remainder