rap‧pel /ræˈpel/
verb (
past tense and past participle rappelled,
present participle rappelling)
[intransitive] American English[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: French;
Origin: rappeler 'to bring back to yourself']
to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet
Synonym : abseil British English—rappel noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲