abseilingn.
/ˈabseɪlɪŋ/, /ˈapseɪlɪŋ/, /ˈabsʌɪlɪŋ/, /ˈapsʌɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæbˌseɪlɪŋ/ Originally Mountaineering.
The action of abseil v.; the sport or activity in which this technique is practised.
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1936 Cornhill Mag. May 585 On the descent..we had to resort considerably to abseiling, as many of the holds were filled with ice or loose snow.
1941 C. F. Kirkus Let's go Climbing! v. 78 In the Alps a great deal of abseiling is done.
1956 Mountain Craft Summer 20/2 The Descendeur..is a species of three-pronged fork designed to make abseiling easier.
1977 Guardian Weekly 20 Mar. 19/2 Two of the instructors..help to provide a wide variety of experience in the arts of prusiking, abseiling, and all the necessary techniques.
1998 Zest Sept. 8/1 The outdoor activities such as abseiling and Canadian canoeing were great.
2005 Global Aug.–Sept. 32/2 Abseiling is easy once you're on the way down, but stepping out into fresh air for that first time you feel immensely vulnerable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1936- get the hots for
- get the inturn
- get the jacket
- get the jump on
- get the laugh on one's side
- get the lines crossed
- get the lowdown
- get the lowdown on
- get the mastery
- get the measure of
- get the memo
- get the message
- get the mitten
- get the monk on
- get the most out of
- get the mucky end of the stick
- get the munchies
- get the name of
- get the needle
- get the nod
- get the or one's step
- get the overhand
- get the picture
- get the pip
- get the pricker