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abseiling

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ab·seil  (äpzl, -sl, b-)
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] ndiscesa a corda doppia


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