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abseil Dec 22nd 2012, 07:38 defdate fix ← Older revision Revision as of 07:38, 22 December 2012 Line 11: Line 11:   {{en-verb}}   {{en-verb}}     − # {{intransitive}} 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]]. + # {{intransitive}} 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]].{{defdate|First attested in the mid 20<sup>th</sup> century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =8| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}</ref>       ====Derived terms====   ====Derived terms==== Line 28: Line 28:   {{en-noun}}   {{en-noun}}     − # A [[descent]] in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device. + # A [[descent]] in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.{{defdate|First attested in the mid 20<sup>th</sup> century.}}<ref name=SOED/>       ====Translations====   ====Translations==== Line 35: Line 35:   {{trans-mid}}   {{trans-mid}}   {{trans-bottom}}   {{trans-bottom}}   +   + ===References===   + <references/>       ===Anagrams===   ===Anagrams===

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