abseil
The meaning (definition) of the word abseil
to slide down a tall cliff or wall using a strong rope
The word abseil used in a sentence
“Rock climbers abseil down the mountain with ropes.”
Words that mean the same as abseil (synonyms)
rappelling
The plural of the word abseil
abseils
How the word abseil is said around the world
| French | descente en rappel (de-SAHNT ahn rah-PEL) |
| Spanish | hacer rappel (ah-THAYR rahp-PAYL) |
| Mandarin | 绳降 (shuhng jyahng) |
| Hindi | एबसेल (ayb-SAYL) |
| Arabic | النزول بالحبل (ahn-NOO-zool beel-HAHBL) |
| Russian | спуск по веревке (spoosk poh vyee-RYAYF-kyee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | rapel (ruh-PEL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | rapel (khah-PEUU) |
| Japanese | アブセイリング (ah-bu-say-REENG-gu) |
| German | Abseilen (AHP-zy-luhn) |
| Urdu | رسی سے اترنا (RU-see say uu-TAHR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਅਬਸੀਲ (uh-buh-SEEL) |
| Korean | 하강 (hah-GAHNG) |
| Hebrew | סנפלינג (snfleeng) |
| Greek | ραπέλ (rah-PAYL) |
| Dutch | abseil (AHB-seil) |
| Tagalog | pagbaba gamit ang lubid (pahg-BAH-bah GAH-meet ahng LOO-beed) |
| Vietnamese | leo xuống bằng dây (lew SOO-uh-urng bahng ZUH-i) |
| Turkish | iple iniş (IP-le ee-NISH) |
| Persian | فرود با طناب (FOH-rood bah tah-NAHB) |
| Polish | zjazd na linie (zyahst nah LEE-nye) |
| Ukrainian | спускатися по мотузці (spoos-KAH-tis-yah poh moh-TOOS-tsee) |
| Bengali | অ্যাবসেল (A-baw-shayl) |
| Swedish | firning (FIR-ning) |
| Italian | discesa in corda doppia (dee-SHAY-zah een KAWR-dah DOH-pee-ah) |
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