abseiled

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ab·seil   /ˈɑpzaɪl, ˈæbseɪl/ Show Spelled[ahp-zahyl, ab-seyl] Show IPA
–noun, verb (used without object)
rappel.
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Origin:
1930–35; < G abseilen (ab- down + seilen to rope)
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ab·seil (äp'zīl', -sīl', āb'-)
intr.v. ab·seiled, ab·seil·ing, ab·seils
To rappel.

[German abseilen, to descend at the end of a rope : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German, from Old High German).]

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From BBC account of Israeli raid on humanitarian ship heading toward Gaza: June 1, 2010

Eyewitness accounts from ships raided by Israeli commandos have cast doubt on Israel's version of events that led to the deaths of at least 10 people.

German pro-Palestinian activist Norman Paech said he had only seen wooden sticks being brandished as troops abseiled on to the deck of the ship.

Israel says its soldiers were attacked with "knives, clubs and other weapons" and opened fire in self defence.