ABSEIL


Meaning of ABSEIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈab-ˌsāl, -ˌsī(-ə)l ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: German abseilen, from ab down, off + Seil rope

Date: 1941

chiefly British : rappel

• abseil noun

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