abseil
abseil · abseils
Abseilen
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction deviceA descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
/ˈæb.seɪl/
» Tom abseiled down the waterfall.
Meaning
1 sensesA descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
Abseilen
(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
Examples
3 sentencesTom abseiled down the waterfall.
Tom abseiled down the cliff.
Abseiling is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a descent by abseil:
Origin
From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).
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