Abseil

/ˈɑpˌzaɪl/

Synonyms for "abseil" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(2 words)
descent by roperope descent
Verb(1 words)
rope down

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
climbing techniquecome downdescenddescentfallgo down

More specific

6 entries
belayed abseildirect abseillong abseilrope assisted descentshort abseilsingle rope abseil

Collocations

9 entries
abseil deviceabseil equipmentabseil ropeabseil techniqueanchor pointcontrolled abseilrope descentrope systemsafety rope

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Although only five miles north of Winchester, the tunnel is in a rural location with no road access. Contractors were only able to reach the site after cutting through thick vegetation and abseiling down the slope on ropes.

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