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.
- Tuesday, September 21, 2010 un rappel un rappel (rah pel) noun, masculine
- The bomb squad arrives in a helicopter and they rappel down into the house.
- Reports now indicate that Navy seals were used to rappel down from helicopers onto the apartment compound.
- And the easiest thing on it is a hard 5.9. yeah, I had my ass kicked, but afterwards we ate pizza, and I did learn to rappel.
- It was a 5.7 on a big old slab, and The Jeff had to rappel down to set it (he is so very multitalented) and I am grateful, because hey!
- But now Michelle has a problem she can't blame on her competitors: She must rappel down the side of a skyscraper, and she's afraid of heights.
- There was just enough slack in the umbilical to allow him to plant his feet on the railing and lean back as if he was about to rappel into the water.
- And it turns out that Cashman's decisions last winter to rappel down buildings in Stamford, Conn., and guest bartend at charity events had little to do with whether he wanted to remain as general manager of the Yankees.
- Soon after the school opened, I signed up and learned how to belay and rappel, and about the play of rock climbing on the senses: the clink of the hammer on a piton, the warmth of the sunlit granite under my hand, the radiant clouds sailing overhead.