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ABSEILER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abseiler mean?
• ABSEILER (noun)
The noun ABSEILER has 1 sense:
1. a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point
Familiarity information: ABSEILER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
abseiler; rappeller
Hypernyms ("abseiler" is a kind of...):
descender (someone who descends)
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