abseil

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abseil Definition

• (n) a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
• (v) lower oneself with a double 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"

abseil Synonyms

• abseil
• rappel
• rope down