abseil

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English - Turkish
(Dağcılık) Halat yardımıyla kayarak dağdan aşağıya inmek
English - English
Such a descent
To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel
1. Move down a steep cliff, rock, etc., by pushing your feet against its surface and sliding down a rope2. Rappel
(Dağcılık) Descend a near-vertical surface using a doubled rope running through a friction device or coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point
Descent by rope using a harness and descender
Sliding down a rope with a metal thing to slow you down
To descend a vertical face using a rope with a mechanical friction device; to rappel
{i} method of descending a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is fastened to an overhead projection (Mountain Climbing)
a rapid method of descent using a rope to slide down, a cliff face, for example allt - a burn, stream, a small river aonach - a mountain ridge, a hill, a moor, as in Aonach Mor avalanche - the sliding away of surface material from a mountain, especially snow
{f} rappel, descend a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is fastened to an overhead projection (Mountain Climbing)
To descend a rope using a mechanical device for friction, allowing control over the rate of descent
a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
Controlled descent on a rope using friction obtained by passing the rope through any of various devices, eg rack, descender, karabiners Safety considerations in caving would preclude abseling without a mechanical device Climbing and SRT Ref JJ
To abseil down a cliff or rock face means to slide down it in a controlled way using a rope, with your feet against the cliff or rock
lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "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"

Related Terms

abseiled
past of abseil
abseiling
present participle of abseil
abseiling
{i} process of descending on a fixed rope, act of descending a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is fastened to an overhead projection (Mountain Climbing)
abseils
plural of abseil
abseils
third-person singular of abseil
to abseil
rappel
abseil

    Hyphenation

    ab·seil

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () 20th Century, from German abseilen, from ab- down + Seil rope.
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