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- Dictionarybelay/ˈbiːleɪ/
verb
- 1. fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
- 2. stop; desist from: nautical slang "‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’"
noun
- 1. an act of belaying: "the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections"
- 2. a spike of rock or other object used for belaying: "the trees along the top are used as belays"
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The meaning of BELAY is to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt. How to use belay in a sentence.
BELAY definition: 1. to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls…. Learn more.
Belay definition: to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.. See examples of BELAY used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / bɪˈleɪ / uk / ˈbiː.leɪ / a place where a climbing rope is or can be fixed: To the right a tree stump offers a belay. Jeffrey Kaphan/Moment/GettyImages.
belay. 1. (Nautical Terms) nautical to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt. 2. (Nautical Terms) (usually imperative) nautical to stop; cease. 3. (Mountaineering) mountaineering to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc.
To belay is to secure or hold the end of a climbing rope so that the climber won't fall far if she slips. Your friend might climb a rock wall first, while you belay for her.
1. nautical. to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt. 2. (usually imperative) nautical. to stop; cease. 3. (ˈbiːˌleɪ ) mountaineering. to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc. noun.
