ab·seil (äpzl, -sl, b-)

rappel

mountain climbing, mountaineering – the activity of climbing a mountain

descent – the act of changing your location in a downward direction

abseil – lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; “The ascent was easy–roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous”; “You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing”

rappel, rope down

athletics, sport – an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

come down, descend, go down, fall – move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; “The temperature is going down”; “The barometer is falling”; “The curtain fell on the diva”; “Her hand went up and then fell again”