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prusik — /prusˈik/ (mountaineering) noun (in full, prusik sling; also cap) a type of rope sling attached to a climbing rope, which grips firmly when carrying weight but when unweighted can be moved up the rope intransitive verb and transitive verb… … Useful english dictionary
Prusik — ist der Name folgender Personen: Karl Prusik (1896–1961), österreichischer Bergsteiger, Erfinder des Prusikknotens Waldemar Prusik (* 1961), polnischer Fußballspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Prusik — Knot details name=Prusik knot names= Prusik hitch type= hitch strength= origin= Dr.Karl Prusik, 1931 related= releasing= Non jamming uses= Climbing caveat= abok number= #1763A Prusik is a friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a … Wikipedia
prusik — [ prʌsɪk] adjective Climbing relating to or denoting a method of ascending or descending a rope by means of two movable loops attached by a special knot which tightens under pressure. Derivatives prusiking noun Origin 1930s: from the name of the… … English new terms dictionary
Prusik-Knoten — Prusikknoten Typ Klemmknoten Anwendung zuziehende Schlinge Ashley Nr # 1763 … Deutsch Wikipedia
prusik knot — prəsik noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from the name Prusik : a knot that is used in mountaineering for tying a small sling to a climbing rope as an aid to one who has fallen into a crevasse and that holds fast when weighted but is… … Useful english dictionary
prusik sling — A sling fastened by a prusik knot to the rope [25] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
prusik sling — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a small movable sling fastened to a climbing rope by means of a Prusik knot … Useful english dictionary
prusik — prus·ik … English syllables
prusik knot — A knot tied by looping a smaller diameter rope around a larger standing line (rope) that has the property of sliding with no load on the knot, but will hold when it is loaded (e.g. when the weight of a caver is applied) [13]. See also… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
