rappel — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Descent by means of a rope.

   Synonyms

   rappellingabseiling

Verb

1. To abseil.

2. To call back a hawk.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Noun

1. A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

   Examples

   […] he has to retramp the same streets, rebeat the same rappel […]

Noun

1. (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

   Synonyms

   abseil

   Broader terms

   descent

Verb

1. descend by means of a rappel

   Synonyms

   abseilrope down

   Broader terms

   descendfallgo downcome down

   Examples

   The ascent was easy — roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous

   You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing