rappel

ræˈpɛl

rappelled, rappelling

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Definition of rappel - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

climbing technique

tr./intr.

TECH.

descend by sliding down a rope

tr./intr.

TECH.

The climbers rappelled down the steep cliff safely..

abseil

rope down

falconry

tr.

Rare

call back a hawk

tr.

Rare

He used a signal to rappel the hawk.

call back

recall

summon

Noun

climbing technique

TECH.

act of descending a vertical surface using a rope

TECH.

The climber performed a rappel down the steep cliff..

abseil

descent

military

Rare

drumbeat pattern to gather soldiers

Rare

The rappel echoed through the camp, calling everyone to assemble.

call

signal

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act of descending a vertical surface using a rope

Origin of rappel

French, rappeler (to recall)

Examples of rappel in a sentence

She learned to rappel during her summer camp.
The falconer whistled to rappel his bird.
Trainers often rappel their hawks during shows.
Her first rappel was both thrilling and terrifying.
The guide demonstrated a safe rappel for the group.
The soldiers marched in time with the rappel.

A rappel signaled the troops to gather at dawn.

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French:descendre en rappel, rappel, ...
German:abseilen, Abseilen, ...
Italian:scendere in corda doppia, discesa in corda doppia, ...
Spanish:hacer rápel, rápel, ...
Portuguese:descer de rapel, rapel, ...
Chinese:绳降, 速降, ...
Japanese:ラペリングする, ラペル, ...
Arabic:تَدَلَّى, هُبوط بِالحَبْل, ...
Hebrew:לְגָלוֹשׁ בַּחֶבֶל, גְּלִישָׁה בְּחֶבֶל, ...
Russian:дюльферовать, дюльфер, ...
Ukrainian:спускатися на мотузці, спуск на мотузці, ...
Hindi:रस्सी के सहारे उतरना, रैपल, ...
Bengali:দড়ি বেয়ে নামা, র‌্যাপেল, ...
Catalan:rapelar, rappel, ...
Czech:slaňovat, slaňování, ...
Danish:rapellere, rapelling, ...
Dutch:abseilen, touwafdaling, ...
Greek:κάνω ραπέλ, καταρρίχηση, ...
Hungarian:kötélen leereszkedni, köteles ereszkedés, ...
Khmer:ចុះតាមខ្សែពួរ, ការចុះតាមខ្សែពួរ, ...
Korean:하강하다, 래펠, ...
Persian:فرود آمدن با طناب, فرود با طناب, ...
Polish:zjeżdżać na linie, zjazd na linie, ...
Portuguese (BR):descer de rapel, rapel, ...
Romanian:a coborî în rapel, rapel, ...
Swedish:firra ner, firning, ...
Thai:โรยตัวลง, การโรยตัว, ...
Turkish:ip inişi yapmak, ip inişi, ...
Vietnamese:đu dây xuống, leo dây xuống, ...

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