rappel
IPA: rˈæpʌɫ
noun
- Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
- (military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
verb
- To abseil.
- (obsolete) To call back a hawk.
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Examples of "rappel" in Sentences
- Careful setup of the rappel backup is critical.
- Victor and Echo rappel down into the Dollhouse.
- People may also rappel from the span on Bridge Day.
- A rappel is also available if Scouts show an interest.
- He offers to rappel down the sides to explore further.
- Climbers began placing protection from hooks and rappel.
- Such a knot should never be used for joining ropes in a rappel.
- On the western edge of the lake is the Climbing and Rappelling Tower.
- Once on the top, they would put harness and rappel down the building.
- The bomb squad arrives in a helicopter and they rappel down into the house.
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