A harness is a looped restraint or support. Specifically, it may refer to one of the following harness types:
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Bondage harness
A bondage harness is a piece of BDSM equipment worn for the purposes of bondage. The harness typically consists of a series of leather straps, usually between 1 and 2 cm wide, attached together in such a way as to allow a person to "wear" ...
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Child harness
A child harness (alternative: ''child tether'', ''walking harness'', British English: ''walking reins'') is a safety device worn by children when walking with a parent or carer. Child harnesses are most commonly used with toddlers and children of ...
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Climbing harness
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Dog harness
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Pet harness
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Five-point harness
A five-point harness is a form of seat belt that contains five straps that are mounted to the car frame. It has been engineered for an increase of safety in the occurrence of an automobile accident. As a result, this form of seat belt has been ...
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Horse harness
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Parrot harness
A parrot harness or bird flight harness is a type of pet harness that is specifically designed to be worn by a parrot.
Purpose and use
A parrot harness may enable a companion parrot to be taken outdoors while restraining it and preventing it f ...
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Safety harness
A safety harness is a form of protective equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards a ...
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Windsurfing harness
A windsurfing harness is part of the trapeze used in the sports of windsurfing and kitesurfing to connect the rider to the rig by a line attached to the boom or kitesurfing bar. It consists of a girdle-like contraption that is worn around the bod ...
* The backpack straps of a
breathing apparatus
A breathing apparatus or breathing set is equipment which allows a person to breathe in a hostile environment where breathing would otherwise be impossible, difficult, harmful, or hazardous, or assists a person to breathe. A respirator, medical ...
Harness may also refer to:
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Cable harness
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Test harness, in software testing
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Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...
, horse racing
* Loom harness, a component of a
loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but th ...
* Harness, a type of clinch in
grappling
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Harness, Arkansas
Harness is an extinct town in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. The GNIS
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout t ...
, a ghost town
* Full harness restraints, see
belly chain
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