- abseil ab·seil vi
- ['æbseɪl]
Mountaineering discendere a corda doppia
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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
abseil — [äp′zīl΄, äp′sīl΄; äb′zīl΄, äb′sīl΄] vi. [Ger abseilen < ab, down + seil, a rope] to descend by rappelling n. such a descent … English World dictionary
abseil — intransitive verb Etymology: German abseilen, from ab down, off + Seil rope Date: 1941 chiefly British rappel • abseil noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
abseil — ab|seil [ æb,seıl ] verb intransitive BRITISH to RAPPEL down a steep surface … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abseil — ab|seil [ˈæbseıl] v [I + down] BrE ↑harness, ↑rope [Date: 1900 2000; : German; Origin: abseilen] to go down a cliff or a rock by sliding down a rope and pushing against the rock with your feet American Equivalent: rappel … Dictionary of contemporary English
abseil — ab·seil || æbseɪl, saɪl n. method of descending a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is fastened to an overhead projection (Mountain Climbing) v. rappel, descend a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is fastened to an overhead… … English contemporary dictionary
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 — ab·seil … English syllables
abseil — ab•seil [[t]ˈɑp saɪl, ˈæb seɪl[/t]] n. v. i. spo chiefly brit. rappel • Etymology: 1930–35; < G abseilen=ab down +seilen to rope … From formal English to slang
abseil — v. & n. Mountaineering v.intr. descend a steep rock face by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point. n. a descent made by abseiling. Etymology: G abseilen f. ab down + Seil rope … Useful english dictionary
ab´seil|er — ab|seil «AHB zyl, AHP », noun, verb. –n. the method of descending a very steep cliff by means of a rope secured at the summit. –v.i. to descend by this means. ╂[< German Abseil < abseilen, verb < ab down + Seil rope] –ab´seil|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
