Explore Abseil through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like descent or rappel. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Abseil meaning
To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
Using Abseil
- The main meaning on this page is: To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
- Useful related words include: descent, rappel, rope down, descend.
- In the example corpus, abseil often appears in combinations such as: to abseil, freefall abseil, abseil arcelormittalorbit.
Context around Abseil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abseil
- In this selection, "abseil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, freefall, fundraising, superheroes, e20, down and off stand out and add context to how "abseil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include highest freefall abseil e20 arcelormittalorbit and brave fundraising abseil from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abseil" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abseil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I hate heights and sometimes you have to abseil and stuff. (11 words)
The organisation’s “Superheroes Abseil” will take place at the stadium on March 26. (14 words)
Safety A caver begins rope descent of a vertical shaft using an abseil rack. (14 words)
Led by TV chef and Limerick native Eoin Sheehan, they took to the top of Thomond Park’s east end to abseil over 8,000 feet to raise money for Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. (36 words)
Those preferring to be up in the air rather than skimming along the watertop should test their mettle at the ArcelorMittal Orbit in Queen Elizabeth Park, which has the UK’s highest freefall abseil (E20, arcelormittalorbit. (36 words)
Those preferring to be up in the air rather than skimming along the watertop should test their mettle at the in Queen Elizabeth Park, which has the UK’s highest freefall abseil (E20, arcelormittalorbit. (34 words)
Example sentences (9)
I hate heights and sometimes you have to abseil and stuff.
Led by TV chef and Limerick native Eoin Sheehan, they took to the top of Thomond Park’s east end to abseil over 8,000 feet to raise money for Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
Pippa Parnell, left, and Anna Brain after their brave, fundraising abseil from the roof of the JR hospital.
The mum-of-two, alongside others, is coming to Liverpool to abseil down 100ft of the Main Stand of the Stadium to raise funds and awareness of the condition.
Highlanders are being invited to abseil off the Forth Bridge to help Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.
The organisation’s “Superheroes Abseil” will take place at the stadium on March 26.
Those preferring to be up in the air rather than skimming along the watertop should test their mettle at the ArcelorMittal Orbit in Queen Elizabeth Park, which has the UK’s highest freefall abseil (E20, arcelormittalorbit.
Those preferring to be up in the air rather than skimming along the watertop should test their mettle at the in Queen Elizabeth Park, which has the UK’s highest freefall abseil (E20, arcelormittalorbit.
Safety A caver begins rope descent of a vertical shaft using an abseil rack.
Common combinations with abseil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to abseil 5×
- freefall abseil 2×
- abseil arcelormittalorbit 2×