# jumar

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.

## Etymology
From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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