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noun 
  1. Such a descent.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: het abseilen, gezekerde afdaling
verb 
  1. (intransitive) To descend a vertical face using a rope with a mechanical friction device; to rappel.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: abseilen
Etymology: 20th Century, from abseilen, from ab- down + Seil rope.

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