rappel English

Meaning rappel meaning

What does rappel mean?

rappel

— 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

— verb (= abseil, rope down) lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing

Synonyms rappel synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rappel?

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abseil

rope down

touchdown

splashdown

sinking

settling

landing

hang

descent