abseil -
(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
descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Verb
abseil -
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
descend,
come down,
go down,
fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
mountaineer climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
athletics,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
abseil -
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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abseil A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
abseil To lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside.
