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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Abseil
//ˈɑpˌzaɪl//
Synonyms for "abseil" (4 found)
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Translations
21 translations across 10 languages.
Czech
2 entries- slanit verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
- slaňovat verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Dutch
3 entries- gezekerde afdaling noun (a descent by abseil)
- het abseilen noun (a descent by abseil)
- abseilen verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
French
1 entries- descendre en rappel verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
German
2 entries- Abseilen noun (a descent by abseil)
- abseilen verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Macedonian
2 entries- спуштање со јаже noun (a descent by abseil)
- се спушта со јаже verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Malay
4 entries- takik turun noun (a descent by abseil)
- turun cenuram noun (a descent by abseil)
- menakik turun verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
- مناکيق تورون verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Portuguese
2 entries- rapel noun (a descent by abseil)
- rapelar verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Russian
1 entries- спускаться на верёвке verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Swedish
3 entries- nedfirning noun (a descent by abseil)
- fira ner sig verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
- fira sig ner verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
Ukrainian
1 entries- спускатися по мотузці verb (to descend a vertical drop using a rope)
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