rappelverb [ I ]
uk/ræpˈel/us/ræpˈel/-ll- US UK abseilto go down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope:
She rappelled down the rock face.
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Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- bag
- base camp
- bivouac
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- climb
- climbing
- crampon
- foothold
- footing
- free running
- hold
- mountainboarding
- mountaineer
- mountaineering
- Munro-bagging
- Sherpa
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rappel
noun [ C ] ukusUK abseil US