abseiling

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ab·seil (äp

, -s

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

To rappel.

[German abseilen, to descend at the end of a rope : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German, from Old High German).]

Translations

abseiling [ˈæbsaɪlɪŋ] N (Brit) (Sport) → rappel m

abseiling [ˈæbseɪlɪŋ] n → discesa a corda doppia

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