Rappel Definition

ră-pĕl
rappelled, rappelling, rappels
noun
rappels
A descent by a mountain climber, as down a sheer face of a cliff, by means of a double rope anchored above and arranged around the climber's body so as to control the slide downward.
Webster's New World

Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

Wiktionary

(military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

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verb
rappelled, rappelling
To descend from a steep height by this method.
American Heritage
To make such a descent.
Webster's New World

To abseil.

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Other Word Forms of Rappel

Noun

Singular:
rappel
Plural:
rappels

Origin of Rappel

  • French recall, return, rappel from Old French recall from rapeler to recall re- re- apeler to summon appeal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)")

    From Wiktionary

  • French. Compare repeal.

    From Wiktionary

Rappel Sentence Examples

  • Just rappel down and climb back up.

  • He closed his eyes briefly and began loosening his tight grip on the line, readying himself to rappel downward.

  • Shipton swore and began to fumble with his line to rappel again, down to the now injured and trapped form hovering below him.

  • You still need room to hook in below the square knot to rappel down.

  • Searing pain shot through his shoulder and he realized he barely had the strength to halt another rappel.

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