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Meaning of self-arrest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a slope halts the slide without recourse to a rope or other belay system.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

self-assembling self-assembly self-assertion self-assertiveness self-assessment self-assumption

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