abseil
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English
Etymology
From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæb.seɪl/, /ˈæb.saɪl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑpˌzaɪl/, /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.l̩/, /ˈɑbˌzaɪl/, /ˈæb.seɪl/
Verb
abseil (third-person singular simple present abseils, present participle abseiling, simple past and past participle abseiled)
- (intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
- 2020 September 9, Paul Clifton, “Heavy rainfall causes landslip in Hampshire”, in Rail, page 11:
- Although only five miles north of Winchester, the tunnel is in a rural location with no road access. Contractors were only able to reach the site after cutting through thick vegetation and abseiling down the slope on ropes.
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to descend a vertical drop using a rope
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Noun
abseil (plural abseils)
- A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
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a descent by abseil
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