Abseil (Verb)
Meaning
Descend by means of a rappel; "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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The group had to carefully learn how to abseil down steep rock faces during their technical climbing course.
- Abseil techniques require a great deal of practice before attempting to descend a vertical cliff.
- To reach the bottom of the canyon safely, the hikers had to abseil down using their ropes and harnesses.
- Before attempting the difficult climb, they had to make sure they could abseil back down if necessary.
- The instructor demonstrated how to properly abseil and ensured that each student understood the safety protocols.