🧗 To go down rope 🧗 A rope descent

abseil

9.4

A careful way of going down a steep cliff or wall using a rope

noun
/ˈæbseɪl/

: rapel

During the training session, we practiced our abseil skills on a 30-foot wall.

Examples

She completed a thrilling abseil into the canyon, enjoying the breathtaking views.
Perfect point for abseil tie-offs.

6 Days (2017)
Which is how I came to be just a few meters up the wall with the sun scorching my skin and my muscles screaming at me to just let go and enjoy the mini abseil back to the ground.

Blog text (17)
The guide explained the technique for a safe abseil down the cliff face.

Synonyms

rappel

vsabseil

Specialized

1 8.4

A controlled descent down a cliff or rock face using a rope

uses a rope fixed above for a controlled descent without body wrapping

How Controlled

abseil

9.4

slide

5 1.0

to fall

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

abseil singular

abseils plural

Etymology

Abseil comes from German parts ab- 'off' and seil 'rope'. So an abseil is the careful descent you make when you go down a cliff or wall by rope.