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Definition of Belays

Belay
Belay Be*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.] 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.] Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser. 2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten. 3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.

Meaning of Belays from wikipedia

- Comfort at Hanging Belays". Climbing.com. 24 March 2016. "How to Hip Belay". Climbing.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018. "About the Australian Belay". Project Adventure...
- Retrieved 2 October 2023. "Auto-Belays: How not to muck it up". Mountain Training. Retrieved 2024-03-21. Auto-belays: How not to muck it up, ****ociation...
- Description of GRIGRI-2 at petzl.com "Why Auto Belay?". Head Rush Technologies. Retrieved 7 March 2014. "How Do Auto Belays Work: What's Going on in There?". headrushtech...
- Belay Zeleke (Amharic: በላይ ዘለቀ, horse name Abba Koster; 1912 – 12 January 1945) was an Ethiopian military commander who led the Arbegnoch resistance movement...
- A belaying pin is a solid metal or wooden device used on traditionally rigged sailing vessels to secure lines of running rigging. Largely replaced on most...
- Equipment for arresting lead climber falls, or to create anchors for abseils or belays. Examples are p****ive (bolts, copperheads, hexcentrics, ice ****s, nuts...
- Belay gl****es are eyegl****es with prismatic lenses that are used by belayers in rock climbing to avoid the neck strain ****ociated with belaying. Belaying...
- Abraham Belay (Amharic: አብራሃም በላይ) is an Ethiopian politician serving as the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity since 2024. Belay served as...
- padded harnesses for big wall climbing (to give comfort for long hanging belays and abseils), and chest/full-body harnesses for children and when carrying...
- in which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by his belayer. The technique is used by climbers, mountaineers, cavers, canyoners, search...