abseiling
(redirected from Abbing)ab·seil
(äp′zīl′, -sīl′, ăb′-)intr.v. ab·seiled, ab·seil·ing, ab·seils
To rappel.
[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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abseiling
(ˈæbseɪlɪŋ)n
Brit the practice of descending a steep slope by a rope secured from above and coiled around one's body
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