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rappelled
Variant of rappel
rappel
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rap·pel (ra pel′, rə-)
noun
a descent by a mountain climber, as down a sheer face of a cliff, by means of a double rope belayed above and arranged around the climber's body so that he can control the slide downward
Etymology: Fr, lit., a recall < rappeler, to call back < OFr rapeler: see repeal
intransitive verb rappelled -·pelled′, rappelling -·pel′·ling
to make such a descent
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