Word: Abseil
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 20th century: from German abseilen, from ab ‘down’ + Seil ‘rope’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabseɪl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabsʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point
Short Definition:descend rock face by using rope fixed at higher point
Examples:- team members had to abseil down sheer cliffs to reach the couple
Word: Abseil
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabseɪl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabsʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a descent made by abseiling
Short Definition:descent made by abseiling
Examples:- a 120 ft abseil
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