"abseil" in the noun sense
1. rappel, abseil
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" in the verb sense
1. rappel, abseil, rope down
descend by means of a rappel
"The ascent was easy
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