I. raˈpel, rəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, literally, recall, summons, from Old French rapel, from rapeler to call again, recall, summon, from re- + apeler to summon, appeal, accuse — more at appeal
1. archaic : the drum call to arms
2. : descent of a precipitous cliff by means of a double rope passed under one thigh, diagonally across the body, and over the opposite shoulder
II. intransitive verb
( rappelled ; rappelled ; rappelling ; rappels )
: to make a rappel
rappelling down a cliff