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ab·seil I. \ˈäpˌzīl, -īəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: German abseil-, from abseilen to descend by a rope, from ab- down + seil rope : descent in mountaineering by means of a rope looped over a projection above — compare rappel II. \ˈäpˌzīl, -īəl\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s -s) Etymology: abseil, noun chiefly Britain : rappel II • ab·seil·er \-ə(r)\ noun |