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abseil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæb.seɪl/ (US)
  • /-saɪl/ (US)
  • /ˈæb.seɪl/ (UK)
  • /ˈæb.saɪl/ (UK)
  • /ˈɑp.zaɪl/ (German, US, imitating)

Etymology

From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).

Meanings

  1. A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
abseils Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

rappel

Translations (9)

mk спуштање со јаже (a descent by abseil) · de Abseilen (a descent by abseil) · nl het abseilen (a descent by abseil) · nl gezekerde afdaling (a descent by abseil) · ms takik turun (a descent by abseil) · ms turun cenuram (a descent by abseil) · pl opuszczanie się przy pomocy liny (a descent by abseil) · sv nedfirning (a descent by abseil) · pt rapel (a descent by abseil)

abseil en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæb.seɪl/ (US)
  • /-saɪl/ (US)
  • /ˈæb.seɪl/ (UK)
  • /ˈæb.saɪl/ (UK)
  • /ˈɑp.zaɪl/ (German, US, imitating)

Etymology

From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
    • Although only five miles north of Winchester, the tunnel is in a rural location with no road access. Contractors were only able to reach the site after cutting through thick vegetation and abseiling down the slope on ropes. 2020 September 9, Paul Clifton, “Heavy rainfall causes landslip in Hampshire”, in Rail, page 11:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
abseiled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
abseiled Tense=Past lexicographic
abseils Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
abseiling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

abseiler

Synonyms

rappel

Translations (15)

cs slaňovat (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · de abseilen (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · cs slanit (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · pt rapelar (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · fr descendre en rappel (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · pl opuszczać się przy pomocy liny (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · pl opuścić się przy pomocy liny (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · sv fira ner sig (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · sv fira sig ner (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · nl abseilen (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · ms مناکيق تورون (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · mk се спушта со јаже (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · uk спускатися по мотузці (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · ms menakik turun (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) · ru спускаться на верёвке (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)