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rappel

[ ra-pel, ruh- ]

noun

  1. (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.


verb (used without object)

, rap·pelled, rap·pel·ling.
  1. to descend by means of a rappel.

rappel

/ ræˈpɛl /

verb

  1. another word (esp US) for abseil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word (esp US) for abseil
  2. (formerly) a drumbeat to call soldiers to arms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rappel1

1930–35; < French: mountaineering term, literally, a recall. See repeal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rappel1

C19: from French, from rappeler to call back, from Latin appellāre to summon
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Example Sentences

“I rappelled down to him and stayed with him for four hours until his light faded,” Mr Holecek said.

From BBC

The man, quite literally, was at the end of his rope after rappelling 100 feet below his partner and finding himself unable to climb back up.

With offerings like bouldering competitions. rappelling classes and phone app-activated routes, these gyms around Los Angeles and Orange County, well, rock.

David Bell’s sister, Cyndi Bell Miller, wrote on Facebook that Skinner was rappelling into a pool when she got caught in a whirlpool.

Like something out of “Mission: Impossible,” Tom Cruise rappelled from the rim of the stadium to the field below, then roared off on a motorcycle.

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