transcription, транскрипция: [ rə-ˈpel, ra- ]
intransitive verb
( -pelled also -peled ; -pel·ling also -pel·ing )
Etymology: French, literally, recall, from Old French rapel, from rapeler to recall, from re- + apeler to appeal, call — more at appeal
Date: 1944
: to descend (as from a cliff) by sliding down a rope passed under one thigh, across the body, and over the opposite shoulder or through a special friction device
• rappel noun