abseil
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + seil (“rope”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
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Translations [edit]
to descend a vertical drop using a rope
Noun [edit]
abseil (plural abseils)
- A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
