Definition
The act of securing a rope around a post or cleat; in climbing, the process of managing safety rope for a climber.
Etymology
From 'belay' (verb) with the '-ing' suffix. This gerund form is used constantly in climbing instruction and sailing, where belaying is an essential safety technique.
Kelly Says
Proper belaying technique has saved countless lives in climbing and sailing—knowing how to wrap rope correctly around a belay point is perhaps the most practically important '-ing' verb form in adventure sports.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
belaying
be-la-ying
ARالعربية
يُبطئ
yu-bt-a-i
BNবাংলা
belaying
be-la-ying
CACatalà
belaying
be-la-ying
CSČeština
belaying
be-la-ying
DADansk
belaying
be-la-ying
DEDeutsch
belaying
be-la-ying
ELΕλληνικά
belaying
be-la-ying
ESEspañol
belayando
be-la-yan-do
FAفارسی
belaying
be-la-ying
FISuomi
belaying
be-la-ying
FRFrançais
belayant
be-la-yan
HEעברית
belaying
be-la-ying
HUMagyar
belaying
be-la-ying
IDBahasa Indonesia
belaying
be-la-ying
ITItaliano
belayando
be-la-yan-do
JA日本語
ベルレイイング
berurei-ingu
MSBahasa Melayu
belaying
be-la-ying
MYမြန်မာ
belaying
be-la-ying
NLNederlands
belaying
be-la-ying
NONorsk
belaying
be-la-ying
PLPolski
belaying
be-la-ying
PTPortuguês
belayando
be-la-yan-do
RORomână
belaying
be-la-ying
RUРусский
belaying
be-la-ying
SVSvenska
belaying
be-la-ying
SWKiswahili
belaying
be-la-ying
TAதமிழ்
belaying
be-la-ying
TEతెలుగు
belaying
be-la-ying
THไทย
belaying
be-la-ying
TRTürkçe
belaying
be-la-ying
UKУкраїнська
belaying
be-la-ying
URاردو
belaying
be-la-ying
VITiếng Việt
belaying
be-la-ying