abseil

Thân thiện

A climber begins to abseil down a steep rock face.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To descend a vertical surface, such as a cliff or building, by using a rope that is coiled around the body and secured at a higher point. This is a controlled technique used in mountaineering, climbing, and rescue operations.

2. Noun:

   • An instance or act of descending a vertical surface using this rope technique. It refers to the descent itself.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:

  • The climbers had to abseil down the 50-meter rock face to reach the cave.
  • Before you can climb here, you must learn how to abseil safely.
  • Firefighters sometimes abseil from helicopters during complex rescue missions.

• Noun:

  • The final abseil to the valley floor was the most thrilling part of the course.
  • We practiced a short abseil off the training wall.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In professional climbing and military contexts, "abseil" specifies the technique, distinguishing it from a simple lowering or rappel (though "rappel" is a synonym).
  • The special forces team executed a silent abseil from the rooftop.

Variants and Related Words

• Rappel (verb/noun): A synonym for "abseil," more commonly used in North American English.
  • We will rappel down the canyon wall.
• Abseiling (gerund/noun): The activity or sport of descending by rope.
  • Abseiling is a core skill for any alpinist.

Synonyms

• Descend by rope
• Rappel (primarily US)
• Rope down

Related Phrases

• To make an abseil: To perform a descent using this method.
  • It took courage to make her first abseil.
• Abseil point/station: The secure anchor point at the top from which one descends.
  • Check your harness and the abseil point before you start your descent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

Verb

1. lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
   • 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rappel
• rope down