"redpoint" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: redpoints [present, singular, third-person], redpointing [participle, present], redpointed [participle, past], redpointed [past]
Etymology: red + point, as a calque of German Rotpunkt, coined by Kurt Albert in the mid-1970s at Frankenjura. He would paint a red X on a fixed pin that he could avoid using for a foothold or handhold. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|point}} red + point, {{uder|en|de|Rotpunkt}} German Rotpunkt Head templates: {{en-verb}} redpoint (third-person singular simple present redpoints, present participle redpointing, simple past and past participle redpointed)
  1. (climbing, transitive) To free-climb (a route), while lead climbing, after having practiced the route beforehand. Wikipedia link: redpoint (climbing) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-redpoint-en-verb-RLwPzx-C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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