Rappel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A descent of a vertical surface, as a cliff or wall, by sliding down a belayed rope that is passed under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder or through a device that provides friction, typically while facing the surface and performing a series of short backward leaps to control the descent.
  • verb-intransitive. To descend from a steep height by this method.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
  • v. to call back a hawk
  • v. to abseil
  • n. The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The roll or beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
  • n. An ancient musical instrument, still used in Egypt, consisting of a ring to which are attached small bells or metal plates, forming a sort of rattle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
  • n. (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
    • Verb Form
    rappelled    rappelling    rappels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    godown    fall    descend    comedown    descent   
    Variant
    rappelled    rappelling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reveille    retrievable    rappelling    high-occupancy    westbound   
     
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