| Definition of 'abseil' |
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1. (verb) rappel, abseil
(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
2. (verb) rappel, abseil, rope down
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
"The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
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