abseiled
past simple and past participle ofabseil
abseil
verb[IorT]
UKuk/ˈæb.seɪl/us/ˈæb.seɪl/(USrappel)to go down a verysteepslopebyholdingon to aropethat isfastenedto thetopof theslope:
She abseileddowntherockface.
I was a littlescaredwhen I first abseiled.
- None of thegrouphadeverabseiled before.
- You can abseil,kayak,surf, orcyclehere.
- All heneededto do was abseil a fewfeettosafety.
Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- abseiling
- ascender
- base camp
- belay
- climbing
- climbing wall
- coasteering
- crampon
- foothold
- free soloist
- ice axe
- ice pick
- karabiner
- mountain climber
- rappel
- rappelling
- rock climbing
- sherpa
- soloing
Examplesofabseiled
abseiled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This was the most recent work in this group's extraordinary oeuvre ofabseiledperformances off the side of high buildings - the group also creates indoor stage shows.
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If things are advocated, as they have been advocated, argued about andabseiledin the last few months, that will produce a backlash.
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A second rope was dropped and the soldiersabseiledonto the deck.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This could be scrambled down until recently but a rockfall now means it must be avoided, downclimbed orabseiled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She thenabseileddown the side of a small cliff, which she said was the activity she had enjoyed most in the series to date.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shortly afterwards, soldiersabseiledfrom the roof of the building and forced entry through the windows.
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- weather-event
- weather forecast
- weather-forecast
- weather forecaster
- weather-forecaster
- weather forecasting
- weather front
- weather gage
- weather-gage
- weathergirl
- weather helm
- western border
- western boundary
- western civilization
- western coast
- western coastline
- western concept
- western counterpart
- western culture
- western democracy
- western division
- western edge
- westerner
- western flank
- western frontier