
intr.v., -seiled, -seil·ing, -seils.
To rappel.
[German abseilen, to descend at the end of a rope : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German , from Old High German).]
| Dictionary: ab·seil |

[German abseilen, to descend at the end of a rope : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German , from Old High German).]
| Obscure Words: abseil |
| WordNet: abseil |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
The verb abseil has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
lower oneself with a double rope coiled aroound the body from a mountainside
Synonyms: rappel, rope down
| Translations: Abseil |
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - abseile, fire sig ned
n. - nedfiring
Français (French)
v. intr. - descendre en rappel
n. - rappel
Deutsch (German)
v. - abseilen
n. - Abseilen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (για ορειβάτες) κατεβαίνω με σχοινί
n. - κάθοδος (ορειβάτη) με σχοινί
Italiano (Italian)
calarsi in, a corda doppia, discesa a corda doppia
Português (Portuguese)
v. - descer com corda
n. - descida (f) com corda (Esp.)
Русский (Russian)
спускаться с крутого склона горы канатом
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer rappel, descender a soga doble
n. - descenso a soga doble, rappel
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fira sig ner
n. - nedfirande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沿绳滑下, 沿绳滑下法
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 沿繩滑下
n. - 沿繩滑下法
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 현수 하강하다
n. - 현수하강(머리 위의 돌출부에 맨 로프를 몸에 감고 내려오는 하강법)
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 懸垂下降する
n. - 懸垂下降
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ירד מצוק תלול בעזרת חבל, ירד בחבל
n. - ירידה בחבל
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