self-arrest

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Etymology

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From self- +‎ arrest.

Noun

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self-arrest (countable and uncountable, plural self-arrests)

  1. (climbing) 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.

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