climbing frame
- noun
- /ˈklaɪmɪŋ freɪm/
- UK
:
estructura de escalada
- He watched his son play on the climbing frame, climbing higher with every attempt.
Examples
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Moving over, under, around, or along equipment that could include benches, mats, ropes, beams, climbing frames, boxes, and bars provides an opportunity for students to incorporate these objects into a sequence of action.
Academic text (1991) -
The children eagerly scrambled up the climbing frame at the playground.
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There was no doubt about it: there was a fox behind the climbing frame.
Blog text (3) -
Today she showed me a picture she had just done of two girls on a climbing frame, yet she had forgotten the story I'd told her which must have inspired it.
Academic text (2001) -
If you join us, then I is prepared to hand over the Boris the Spider climbing frame in Leagrove Park.
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The four members of the inner circle had drifted casually together in their special corner of the outdoor play area, by the dirty climbing frame that no one ever used.
Fiction book (2000) -
After school, they rushed to the park to enjoy the climbing frame before it got dark.
Synonyms
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2.2
A frame of bars for children to climb and play on
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'climbing' (the act of moving upward) + 'frame' (a structural skeleton), yielding a structure used for climbing. This is a straightforward noun-noun combination found across languages and dialects (though the exact label may vary, e.g. 'jungle gym' in US English), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Climbing frame comes from the simple picture of a strong frame that children can climb on. So it means 'a structure of bars or logs in a playground for children to climb'.