abseil
verb
ab·seil
| \ ˈab-ˌsāl
, -ˌsī(-ə)l\
, -ˌsī(-ə)l\
abseiled;
abseiling;
abseils
Definition of abseil
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That was the febrile atmosphere on July 4th, when British marines abseiled onto the deck of the Grace 1 in Gibraltarian waters. — The Economist, "What Britain’s release of an Iranian tanker says about its post-Brexit foreign policy," 22 Aug. 2019 Most people abseil from rock faces in the process of climbing, for instance. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Morning Whisky Apparently Fuels This 105-Year-Old's Continued Athletic Pursuits," 23 Jan. 2018 Those drills included special forces abseiling down the front of a downtown skyscraper to deal with a hostage situation, heavily armed forces driving in to intercept a bus hijack, a car chase to apprehend an attacker. — Paula Hancocks, CNN, "2018 Winter Olympics: South Korea upbeat 100 days before Games," 1 Nov. 2017 Some anxious tower block residents have seen contractors abseiling from the tops of their buildings to collect samples of cladding to be sent for analysis. — Laura Smith-spark, CNN, "Grenfell Tower fire: Police considering manslaughter charges," 23 June 2017 Over 1,000 feet high, the design features multiple jumping platforms, interior rock climbing walls and abseiling points, with a concert venue, residential towers and retail space attached. — CNN, "How Dubai became an adrenaline junkie paradise," 12 May 2017 The most versatile kind, though, is ampullate, or dragline, silk, which spiders use for abseiling and for framing their webs. — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, "In the Future, We’ll All Wear Spider Silk," 12 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abseil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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