RAPPEL Definition & Meaning

rappel

[ ra-pel, ruh- ]

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noun

(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.

verb (used without object)

rappelled, rappelling.

to descend by means of a rappel.

rappel

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verb

another word (esp US) for abseil

noun

another word (esp US) for abseil
(formerly) a drumbeat to call soldiers to arms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rappel¹

1930–35; < French: mountaineering term, literally, a recall. See repeal

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rappel¹

C19: from French, from rappeler to call back, from Latin �� to summon

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I followed him up a multipitch route in Idyllwild, rappelled down a sheer cliff in Joshua Tree and then had the most daunting adventure of all … a conversation about “us.”

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“I rappelled down to him and stayed with him for four hours until his light faded,” Mr Holecek said.

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The man, quite literally, was at the end of his rope after rappelling 100 feet below his partner and finding himself unable to climb back up.

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With offerings like bouldering competitions. rappelling classes and phone app-activated routes, these gyms around Los Angeles and Orange County, well, rock.

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David Bell’s sister, Cyndi Bell Miller, wrote on Facebook that Skinner was rappelling into a pool when she got caught in a whirlpool.

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