Definition of "abseiling"
noun
countable and uncountable, plural abseilings
The process or act of abseiling.
Quotations
Moderate ravines, with some drops requiring rope or prolonged swims, include Oscuros de Balce/s, Estrechos de Balce/s and Gorgoncho/n, all close to Bierge, while experts-only abysses above Rodellar include Gorgas Negras, Otin and Mascu/n Superior, all involving thirty-metre abseilings and strenuous clambering.
2004, Marc Dubin, The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees, page 464