Search Result:rappel
KK Pronunciation
〔 ræ`pZl 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ræˋpєl, rә- 〕
Overview of noun rappel
The noun rappel has 1 sense
- rappel, abseil -- ((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)
Overview of verb rappel
The verb rappel has 1 sense
- rappel, 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")