jumar

/ ˈ��ː��ə /

noun

Also calledjumar clamp a clamp with a handle that can move freely up a rope on which it is clipped but locks when downward pressure is applied

verb

to climb (up a fixed rope) using jumars

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jumar¹

C20: Swiss name

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Her partner is Mohan Jumar, an owner of OddFellows Ice Cream, the company whose former factory houses the wine bar.

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Jumar Dayanan, a soldier with the Philippine Army platoon who was sent to live in Padas.

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Chhabila Jumar, of Kathariya, India, was reportedly playing in a field near the broken pump while it was being repaired, according to SWNS.

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That meant that he had to ascend a series of fixed ropes hanging down, using a device called a jumar to mechanically pull himself up rope, or jug, in climber speak.

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Tommy dropped an essential piece of gear, a jumar, off the wall.

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Jumada al-Thani jumble

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