The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RAPPEL
rappel, abseil
(noun) (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
rappel, abseil, rope down
(verb) descend by means of a rappel; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rappel (plural rappels)
Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
Verb
rappel (third-person singular simple present rappels, present participle rappeling or rappelling, simple past and past participle rappeled or rappelled)
To abseil.
(obsolete) To call back a hawk.
Etymology 2
Noun
rappel (plural rappels)
(military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
Anagrams
• lapper
Source: Wiktionary
Rap"pel, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Repeal.] (Mil.)
Definition: The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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