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English
Etymology
From on + sight.
Adjective
onsight (not comparable)
- (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: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)
- (climbing, transitive) To perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.
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