Rappelling - English meaning
Rappelling – definitions in English dictionary
verbDescend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point; abseil.
Usage examples:
They had to rappel down a long steep ice face
nounA descent made by rappelling; an abseil.
Usage examples:
They were careful in setting up the rappel
nounThe act of going down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope
Usage examples:
The kids get to try everything from scuba diving to rappelling to off-road cycling.
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Word origin
1930s: from French, literally ‘a recalling’, from rappeler in the sense ‘bring back to oneself’ (with reference to the rope manoeuvre).
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