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abseil

DEFINITIONS OF: abseil

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n (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

Synonyms:
rappel
Type of:
descent
the act of changing your location in a downward direction

v lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

“You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing”
Synonyms:
rappel, rope down
Type of:
come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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