Definition of rappel Rappel
rap•pel
We found 10 definitions of rappel from 6 different sources.
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What does rappel mean?
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NounPlural: rappels |
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| rappel - (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body | ||
| abseil | ||
| descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction | ||
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| rappel - 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" | ||
| abseil, rope down | ||
| descend, come down, 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" | ||
| mountaineer climb mountains for pleasure as a sport | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rappel (n.)
The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rappel
ra-pel′, n. the beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. [Fr.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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rappel
The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
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