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bomber

Rock climbing term for reliable holds, used on job sites

In rock climbing, a hold that is really big or deep or otherwise so good that it is "bomb-proof". Can also be used of equipment that is so good as to be infalliable.

"I was climbing She Don't Use Jelly (5.10a), and I about decked five times before I got to that bomber jug on the second pitch."

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