abseil

ab·seil

(äp′zīl′, -sīl′, ăb′-)

intr.v. ab·seiled, ab·seil·ing, ab·seils

To rappel.

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[German abseilen : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German seil, from Old High German; akin to Dutch zeel and Old English sāl).]

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abseil

(ˈæbseɪl)

vb (intr)

1. (Mountaineering) mountaineering to descend a steep slope or vertical drop by a rope secured from above and coiled around one's body or through karabiners attached to one's body in order to control the speed of descent

2. (Aeronautics) to descend by rope from a helicopter

n

(Mountaineering) an instance or the technique of abseiling

Also called: rappel

[C20: from German abseilen to descend by a rope, from ab- down + Seil rope]

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ab•seil

(ˈɑp saɪl, ˈæb seɪl)
n., v.i.

Chiefly Brit. rappel.

[1930–35; < German abseilen=ab- down + seilen to rope]

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abseil

Past participle: abseiled
Gerund: abseiling

Imperative

abseil

abseil

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abseil

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abseil - (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body rappel mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Verb	1.	abseil - lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" rappel, rope down athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

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Translations

abseil

[ˈæbsaɪl] VI (Brit) (Sport) (also abseil down) → hacer rappel, bajar en la cuerda
he abseiled down the rock → hizo rappel roca abajo

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abseil

[ˈæbseɪl] (British) vi → descendre en rappel
to abseil down a cliff → descendre en rappel une falaise
to abseil down a building → descendre en rappel un immeuble

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abseil

(Brit)

vi (Mountaineering: also abseil down) → sich abseilen

n → Abstieg m → (am Seil)

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abseil

[ˈæbseɪl] vi (Mountaineering) → discendere a corda doppia

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