| Pronunciation: | | ra'pel
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[v] lower oneself with a double rope coiled aroound 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" |
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RAPPEL is a 6 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | abseil, rope down |
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| | See Also: | | come down, descend, fall, go down, mountaineer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rap"pel\, n. [F. Cf. {Repeal}.] (Mil.)
The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
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