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abseil definition

ab·seil (äp′zīl′, -sīl′; äb′-)

intransitive verb

to descend by rappelling

Etymology: Ger abseilen < ab, down + seil, a rope

noun

such a descent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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