onsight

See also: on sight

English

Etymology

From on +‎ sight.

Adjective

onsight (not comparable)

  1. (climbing) Without having previously seen the terrain.
    • 2007 July 18, Bill Becher, “Rock Climber Presumed Dead After Accident Off Irish Coast”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Reardon made hundreds of free-solo ascents of challenging climbing routes done onsight, meaning without rehearsal or practice.

Verb

onsight (third-person singular simple present onsights, present participle onsighting, simple past and past participle onsighted)

  1. (climbing, transitive) To perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.

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