prusik

Alternative forms

 * prussik

Etymology
Named for Austrian mountaineer.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of friction hitch.

Translations

 * Czech: Prusíkův uzel, prusík
 * Dutch: prusikknoop
 * Finnish: Prusikin solmu, prusik
 * German: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To climb a rope using a prusik.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) prusik hitch