dévers
Meanings
Noun
1. a cant, bevel, tilt
2. cant, superelevation: a railroad tracks adjustment where the inner rail and outer rail are put at different level from each other, used in curved tracks to ease off strains caused by centrifugal force and to obtain the necessary centripetal force (especially, railroad transportation)
3. an overhang (especially, climbing)
Examples2
l’escaladeur n’avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers
the mountain climber didn't have enough slack for the overhang
l'escaladeur n'avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers
the mountain climber didn't have enough slack for the overhang