Phrase guide

rock climbing

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of rock climb

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: climb, mount, sport, athletics

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: скалала́жанне (skalalážannje) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Chinese Cantonese: 攀石 (paan1 sek6) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攀岩 (pānyán) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Dutch: rotsklimmen — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Estonian: kaljuronimine — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Finnish: kalliokiipeily — sport of scaling rock faces
  • French: escalade — sport of scaling rock faces
  • German: Felsklettern — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Hungarian: sziklamászás — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Indonesian: panjat tebing — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Irish: ailleadóireacht — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Irish: speancaireacht — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Japanese: ロッククライミング (rokku kuraimingu) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Japanese: 岩登り (iwanobori) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Kazakh: жартасқа өрмелеу (jartasqa örmeleu) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Korean: 암벽등반 (ambyeokdeungban) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Korean: 록 클라이밍 (rok keullaiming) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Latvian: klinšu kāpšana — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Polish: wspinaczka skalna — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Russian: скалола́зание (skalolázanije) — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Spanish: escalamiento de paredones / paramentos rocosos / pétreos — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Spanish: escalamiento de paredes / faces rocosas / pétreas — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Swedish: klippklättring — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Turkish: kaya tırmanışı — sport of scaling rock faces
  • Ukrainian: скелела́зіння (skelelázinnja) — sport of scaling rock faces