RAPPEL


Meaning of RAPPEL in English

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

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