Rappel

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  • noun. A descent of a vertical surface, as a cliff or wall, by sliding down a belayed rope that is passed under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder or through a device that provides friction, typically while facing the surface and performing a series of short backward leaps to control the descent.
  • intransitive verb. To descend from a steep height by this method.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The roll or beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
  • noun. An ancient musical instrument, still used in Egypt, consisting of a ring to which are attached small bells or metal plates, forming a sort of rattle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
  • noun. Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
  • verb. to call back a hawk
  • verb. to abseil
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
  • noun. (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
    • Word Usage
    "But now Michelle has a problem she can't blame on her competitors: She must rappel down the side of a skyscraper, and she's afraid of heights."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    comedown  descend  descent  fall  godown  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Eiffel  air-traffic  carpool  drive-thru  eastbound  
    variant
    rappelled  rappelling  
    verb-form
    rappelled  rappelling  rappels  
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