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rappel
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rappel
(verb)
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rappel
/rə
ˈ
pɛl/
verb
rappels
;
rappelled
;
rappelling
rappel
/rə
ˈ
pɛl/
verb
rappels
;
rappelled
;
rappelling
Learner's definition of RAPPEL
[
no object
]
US
:
to move down a steep cliff, rock, etc., by pushing your feet against its surface and sliding down a rope
They
rappelled
[=(
chiefly Brit
)
abseiled
] down the rock's face.
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