Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
From German abseilen, from ab- (“down”) + Seil (“rope”).
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- Borrowed-form mentionabseilende
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