English noun: abseil | |||
1. | abseil (act) (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 | ||
Synonyms | rappel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
Domain category | mountain climbing, mountaineering | ||
English verb: abseil | |||
1. | abseil (motion) lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | rappel, rope down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Entail | mountaineer | ||
Domain category | athletics, sport | ||