free-climb

verb

free-climbed; free-climbing; free-climbs

transitive + intransitive

: to climb something (such as a rock face) without using aids for support
free climber noun

Examples of free-climb in a Sentence

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Sharma ended up free-climbing a redwood in a city park in Eureka, California, and helping scientists gather data from the canopy. Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free-climb was in 1969

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“Free-climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-climb. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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