Definitions
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- noun Someone who
abseils .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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Winners included Doris Long, 96, nicknamed "Daring Doris", who has become known for fundraising stunts that have set four Guinness records, allowing her to become the world's oldest abseiler.
From David Attenborough to Delia Smith, the best of the grey power list 2011
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Winners included Doris Long, 96, nicknamed "Daring Doris", who has become known for fundraising stunts that have set four Guinness records, allowing her to become the world's oldest abseiler.
From David Attenborough to Delia Smith, the best of the grey power list 2011
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In Australia he worked as an engineering abseiler examining buildings such as the Sydney Opera House for potential problems.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In Australia he worked as an engineering abseiler examining buildings such as the Sydney Opera House for potential problems.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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"I think people are trying to do the best gorges and see the best bits but you really do need a qualified instructor with you or be a qualified abseiler and have all the right gear to do those climbs," Ms Pomery advises.
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A female abseiler rescued from beneath the rock ledge of a Blue Mountains waterfall has refused hospital treatment.
National Nine News 2009
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A female abseiler is stuck beneath a rock ledge of a Blue Mountains waterfall with a helicopter trying to make a rescue.
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A female abseiler is stuck beneath a rock ledge of a Blue Mountains waterfall with a helicopter trying to make a rescue.
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A female abseiler is stuck beneath a rock ledge of a Blue Mountains waterfall with a helicopter trying to make a rescue.
National Nine News 2009
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A female abseiler rescued from beneath the rock ledge of a Blue Mountains waterfall has refused hospital treatment.
News 2009
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