An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
A place of confrontation.
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
The object to which a rope is secured.
A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
To lay aside; stop; cancel.
To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
The general command to stop or cease.
simple past tense of belie (“encompass”)