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  • 1rock climbing — rock .climbing n [U] the sport of climbing up very steep rock surfaces such as the sides of mountains >rock climber n …

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  • 2rock climbing — noun the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) • Hypernyms: ↑sport, ↑athletics, ↑climb, ↑mount * * * noun [noncount] : the sport or activity of climbing the steep sides …

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  • 3rock climbing — noun (U) the sport of climbing up very steep rock surfaces such as the sides of mountains rock climber noun (C) …

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  • 4rock climbing — /ˈrɒk klaɪmɪŋ/ (say rok kluyming) noun the sport of climbing on steep rock faces, both sheer and uneven, using specialised ropes and equipment. Also, rockclimbing. –rock climber, noun …

  • 5Rock-climbing equipment — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …

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  • 6Rock Creek (Potomac River) — Rock Creek is a free flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The creek is about 33 miles (53.1 km) long, with a drainage area of about 76.5 mi² (198 km²). The last quarter mile (402… …

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  • 7Steep — Steep, n. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. Dryden. [1913 Webster] We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand… …

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  • 8rock face — n a very steep surface of rock on the side of a mountain …

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  • 9rock|slide — «ROK SLYD», noun. 1. a sliding down of a mass of rock on a steep slope: »Huge rockslides at times bury bulldozers and other machines (Wall Street Journal). 2. the mass that slides down …

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  • 10Rock of Gibraltar — For the racehorse of the same name, see Rock of Gibraltar (horse). Rock of Gibraltar Western face of The Rock of Gibraltar, 2006 …

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