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autoblock

The English word “autoblock” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A technique used in rappelling and ascending, with a friction hitch around the climbing rope.
  2. (An) automatic blocking (inhibition of a feature etc.).

verb

  1. To use the autoblock technique.
  2. To automatically block.

Etymology

From auto- + block.

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