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climb

[klīm]

(aerospace engineering)

The gain in altitude of an aircraft.

climb

i. Ascending flight.
ii. The portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude. Also called climb-out.

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If your children already have you climbing the walls and you're not sure you want to do it for fun, the YMCA offers instructional classes on Tuesday evenings before open wall begins.

That wall at the Y is definitely something to try

Robots are literally climbing the walls these days, thanks to a gecko-inspired robot called Stickybot.

Wall walker

FIREFIGHTERS are climbing the walls after inviting children and youth groups into their training tower.

Kids driven up wall at fire station

I was climbing the walls and didn't miss a second of Kapalua action.

Sport on TV

As more physical education classes are getting squeezed out due to overloaded schedules and tightened school budgets, many Texas schools are offering a new kind of program: climbing the walls. Some say many students are not keen on traditional sports, so climbing walls, which involve upper-body strength, coordination and balance, can appeal to others.

Climbing the walls at school

Excited schoolchildren were climbing the walls at the launch of a new adventure sports centre in Sunderland.

Steve Cram helps launch sports centre

``Aimed fire was then returned against some of the demonstrators, who were now climbing the walls.

Marines kill demonstrators

'It was significant fire and aimed fire was then returned against some of the demonstrators, the agitating persons who were now climbing the walls.

Marines in firefight as mob raids compound

-- When the cold dreary days of a North Dakota winter have people climbing the walls, the folks here head to the sports and fitness center.