abseil
/ˈæbseɪl/verb
उच्चारण ऐब्सेल
रस्सी के सहारे खड़ी चट्टान से नीचे उतरना
Core word
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[I] + adv./prep. British
to go down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the slope or rock with your feet
रस्सी के सहारे खड़ी चट्टान से नीचे उतरना
- The rescue team abseiled down the cliff to reach the injured climber.
- Radhika abseiled down a 40-metre wall at the adventure camp.
- Students learn to abseil safely at the adventure park.
+ 2 more examples
- The firefighters abseiled down the side of the tall building.
- We abseiled into the cave with a guide.
Synonyms rappel
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[C] British
an act of abseiling
रस्सी के सहारे नीचे उतरना
- a 50-metre abseil
- The last abseil of the day was down a forty-metre rock face.
- The abseil took only two minutes, but it felt long.
+ 2 more examples
- She was nervous before her first abseil.
- The instructor checked every rope before the abseil.
Synonyms rappel
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
abseil + down + sth
As a verb, abseil usually takes down plus the cliff, wall or building you descend.
Verb के रूप में 'abseil' के साथ प्रायः down और फिर वह चट्टान, दीवार या इमारत आती है जिससे उतरा जाए।
- The trainees abseiled down the rock face.
- She abseiled down a forty-metre wall.
abseil (noun): do / make an abseil
As a noun, an abseil is one descent; the last abseil of the day is the final one.
Noun के रूप में 'an abseil' एक बार रस्सी से उतरना है; 'the last abseil of the day' दिन का अंतिम उतार है।
- The group did a fifty-metre abseil in the morning.
go abseiling
For the activity as a sport, use go abseiling, with go and the -ing form and no preposition.
खेल या गतिविधि के रूप में 'go abseiling' कहा जाता है, जिसमें go के बाद -ing रूप आता है और preposition नहीं लगता।
- We went abseiling during the adventure camp.
- Radhika wants to go abseiling in Rishikesh.
abseil + from / off + a high point
To name the starting point, use from or off: abseil from a bridge, abseil off a tower.
आरंभ-बिंदु बताने के लिए from या off आता है: abseil from a bridge, abseil off a tower।
- The trainees abseiled from the top of the old fort wall.
+Collocations 5
abseil + preposition
down a clifffrom a bridgeoff a towerinto a cavedown a wall
- The team abseiled into a deep cave.
adjective + abseil
steepfirstlongcontrolledfinal
- The first abseil of the camp felt frightening.
abseil + equipment
ropeharnesshelmetcarabinergloves
- Always check your harness before an abseil.
verb + abseil
learn totry torefuse todare topractise how to
- Radhika dared to abseil down the wall.
abseil + adverb
slowlycarefullybravelysafely
- The students abseiled carefully under the instructor's eye.
“More examples 6
- At the adventure camp, the children learnt to abseil.
साहसिक शिविर में बच्चों ने रस्सी से उतरना सीखा।
- The firefighters abseiled down the building to reach the trapped man.
अग्निशमन कर्मी फँसे हुए आदमी तक पहुँचने के लिए इमारत से रस्सी के सहारे उतरे।
- The abseil took less than a minute but felt endless.
रस्सी से उतरने में एक मिनट से कम लगा, पर वह अनंत लगा।
- Wear a helmet and gloves when you abseil.
रस्सी से उतरते समय helmet और दस्ताने पहनिए।
- He went abseiling for the first time in the Western Ghats.
वह पहली बार पश्चिमी घाट में abseiling करने गया।
- Radhika felt her heart pound before her first abseil, but she enjoyed it.
पहली बार रस्सी से उतरने से पहले राधिका का दिल ज़ोर से धड़का, पर उसे मज़ा आया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We went for abseil in the hills last Sunday.
✓ We went abseiling in the hills last Sunday.
For an activity, use go + -ing; for abseil is not used.
किसी गतिविधि के लिए go + -ing आता है; 'for abseil' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English says abseil, while American English usually says rappel.
British और American में British English में abseil कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर rappel कहा जाता है।