climbing equipment
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
:
equipo de escalada
- A new member of the Student Life Center's climbing staff, Davis helps with renting out climbing equipment, such as shoes and harnesses, as well as assisting climbers on the wall.
- mountain climbing equipment
Examples
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What happens safety-wise if climbing equipment is expected to be cheaper and cheaper to accommodate the diversity of economic backgrounds a bigger sport creates?
Blog text (31) -
Just some old climbing equipment.
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Filled with the kind of climbing equipment Bryan used to love to climb on as a little boy.
Fiction book (1999) -
A while ago, my husband and I broke out our rock climbing equipment and took my sister-in-law rock climbing up the canyon by our house.
Blog text (4) -
Before his trip to the Himalayas, he checked that all his climbing equipment was in good condition.
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She carefully packed her climbing equipment, including ropes and harnesses, for the upcoming expedition.
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The store offers a wide range of climbing equipment, such as carabiners, helmets, and climbing shoes.
Synonyms
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2.1
Things you use for a certain activity, like hiking or sports
Gear used for climbing rocks, like ropes, safety belts, metal clips, and helmets
How Technical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'equipment used for climbing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'climbing' (the act of moving upward) with 'equipment' (objects required for an activity). This is a regular noun–noun compound pattern found in many languages (e.g., equipo de escalada, matériel d'escalade), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun climbing equipment paints a simple picture: the word climbing, meaning going up rock or a mountain, together with equipment, meaning tools, like ropes, harnesses and carabiners that hold and protect you as you go up. So it means the special gear used for 'climbing'.