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Meaning of layback

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

layback

noun

Definitions

  1. A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice. Also called a layback spin

  2. A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up on limb at a time.

  3. A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.

  4. A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.

verb

Definitions

  1. To climb using layback maneuvers.