courte-échelle
noun
¦ku̇rt(ˌ)ā¦shel
plural courte-échelles
-l(z)
: a mountaineering maneuver in which a climber clambers on the body or head of another in order to reach a hold
Word History
Etymology
French courte échelle, literally, short ladder
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