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abseil
[ ahp-zahyl, ab-seyl ]
abseil
/ ˈæbsaɪl /
verb
- mountaineering to descend a steep slope or vertical drop by a rope secured from above and coiled around one's body or through karabiners attached to one's body in order to control the speed of descent
- to descend by rope from a helicopter
noun
- an instance or the technique of abseiling
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abseil1
1930–35; < German abseilen ( ab- down + seilen to rope)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abseil1
C20: from German abseilen to descend by a rope, from ab- down + Seil rope
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One person who wasn't impressed by Prince Andrew's abseil down the Shard: writer Grace Dent.
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