abseil
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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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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
Also called: rappel (Mountaineering) an instance or the technique of abseiling
[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
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Noun | 1. | ![]() mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction |
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Translations
abseil
[ˈæbsaɪl] VI (Brit) (Sport) (also abseil down) → hacer rappel, bajar en la cuerdahe abseiled down the rock → hizo rappel roca abajo
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abseil
[ˈæbseɪl] (British) vi → descendre en rappelto abseil down a cliff → descendre en rappel une falaise
to abseil down a building → descendre en rappel un immeuble
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