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

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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

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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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