RAPPEL


Meaning of RAPPEL in English

/ ræˈpel; NAmE / verb

[ v ] ( NAmE ) = abseil

►  rap·pel noun

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from French , literally a recalling , from rappeler in the sense bring back to oneself (with reference to the rope manoeuvre).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.