Usually means: Controlling rope to secure climber.
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  1. belaying: Merriam-Webster
  2. belaying: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. Belaying, belaying: Dictionary.com
  7. Belaying: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Belaying: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. Belaying: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. belaying: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Belaying)

noun:  In climbing and mountaineering, belaying comprises techniques used to create friction within a climbing protection system, particularly on a climbing rope, so that a falling climber does not fall very far.


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