abseiled; abseiling; abseils
abseil
noun
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Minutes later, Thatcher sent in the SAS, who abseiled down from the roof and smashed windows to get in.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era.
—Bessie Yuill, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
The skull had to be excavated during a treacherous operation where workers had to abseil down 50 feet from the top and dangle on ropes.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
Clad in black turtlenecks, bright red outdoor jackets, gray trousers, and hiking boots, William and Kate took turns participating in medical support exercises, a search dog rescue demonstration, and even abseiling.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
In daring escapes, students abseiled down multi-story buildings to waiting motorcyclists or swam out through sewers.
—Time, 23 Jan. 2020
Others attempted daring escapes, crawling through underground sewerage systems or abseiling off a footbridge to make their way to waiting getaway vehicles below.
—Amy Gunia / Hong Kong, Time, 20 Nov. 2019
On a recent gusty day, dangling above the waves, mechanics abseiled down the 40-metre-long blades for routine maintenance.
—The Economist, 31 Aug. 2019
That was the febrile atmosphere on July 4th, when British marines abseiled onto the deck of the Grace 1 in Gibraltarian waters.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
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The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era.
—Bessie Yuill, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
The skull had to be excavated during a treacherous operation where workers had to abseil down 50 feet from the top and dangle on ropes.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
Clad in black turtlenecks, bright red outdoor jackets, gray trousers, and hiking boots, William and Kate took turns participating in medical support exercises, a search dog rescue demonstration, and even abseiling.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
In daring escapes, students abseiled down multi-story buildings to waiting motorcyclists or swam out through sewers.
—Time, 23 Jan. 2020
Others attempted daring escapes, crawling through underground sewerage systems or abseiling off a footbridge to make their way to waiting getaway vehicles below.
—Amy Gunia / Hong Kong, Time, 20 Nov. 2019
On a recent gusty day, dangling above the waves, mechanics abseiled down the 40-metre-long blades for routine maintenance.
—The Economist, 31 Aug. 2019
That was the febrile atmosphere on July 4th, when British marines abseiled onto the deck of the Grace 1 in Gibraltarian waters.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
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“Abseil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abseil. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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