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Rappel

Rappel Meaning & Definition
Rappel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rappel?

[v] lower oneself with a double rope coiled aroound 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rappel: abseil | rope down

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rappel:

See Also | come down | descend | fall | go down | mountaineer

Rappel In Webster's Dictionary

\Rap"pel\, n. [F. Cf. {Repeal}.] (Mil.) The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.

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