- abseiler
- ab·seil·er
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abseiler
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abseiler — abseil ► VERB ▪ descend a near vertical surface using a rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. DERIVATIVES abseiler noun abseiling noun. ORIGIN German abseilen, from ab down + Seil rope … English terms dictionary
abseiler — noun Someone who abseils … Wiktionary
abseiler — n. person who descends a mountain face by sliding down having a doubled rope wrapped around the body and attached to an overhead projection (Mountain Climbing) … English contemporary dictionary
abseiler — noun a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point • Syn: ↑rappeller • Hypernyms: ↑descender * * * noun see abseil II … Useful english dictionary
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abseil — [ abseɪl, zʌɪl] verb Brit. descend a near vertical surface using a doubled rope running through a friction device or coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. Derivatives abseiler noun abseiling noun Origin 1930s: from Ger. abseilen,… … English new terms dictionary
abseil — /ˈæbseɪl / (say absayl) Mountaineering –verb (i) 1. to descend a vertical cliff or wall by means of a rope attached to a harness, and a friction device to control downward movement; rappel. –noun 2. the act of abseiling. {German abseilen}… …
abseil — ► VERB ▪ descend a near vertical surface using a rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. DERIVATIVES abseiler noun abseiling noun. ORIGIN German abseilen, from ab down + Seil rope … English terms dictionary
abseiling — abseil ► VERB ▪ descend a near vertical surface using a rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. DERIVATIVES abseiler noun abseiling noun. ORIGIN German abseilen, from ab down + Seil rope … English terms dictionary
rappeller — noun a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point • Syn: ↑abseiler • Hypernyms: ↑descender … Useful english dictionary
