abseil

Words with a similar base: abseil

'abseil'

[rappel.n.01] as in: (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

'abseil'

[rappel.v.01] as in: lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

Examples:
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

Origins

					abseil (English)
└── abseilen (German)

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