ABSEIL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
   
   Hypernyms(s) abseil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • descent (what does descent mean?)

ABSEIL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
   
   Synonym(s)
   • rappel (what does rappel mean?)
   • rope down (what does rope down mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   
   Hypernyms(s) abseil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • descend (what does descend mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • come down (what does come down mean?)
   
   Entail(s)
   • mountaineer (what does mountaineer mean?)