|ku̇rd.(ˌ)ā|shel noun
( plural courte-échelles -l(z))
Etymology: French courte échelle, literally, short ladder
: a mountaineering maneuver in which a climber clambers on the body or head of another in order to reach a hold
|ku̇rd.(ˌ)ā|shel noun
( plural courte-échelles -l(z))
Etymology: French courte échelle, literally, short ladder
: a mountaineering maneuver in which a climber clambers on the body or head of another in order to reach a hold
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012