rap·pel

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• rap|pel — rap|pel1 «ra PEHL», noun. the roll or beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. ╂[< French rappel < rappeler to recall; see etym. under repeal (Cf. ↑repeal)] rap|pel2 «ra PEHL», intransitive verb, pelled, pel|ling. to descend a cliff or… …   Useful english dictionary

• rap — ca·rap·i·dae; ca·rap; chi·rap·sia; da·rap·skite; en·rap·ture; hag·i·og·rap·hy; ha·rap·pa; pa·rap·si·da; pa·rap·si·dal; pa·rap·sis; pa·rap·ter·um; RAP; rap; rap·a·nea; rap·ee; rap·er; rap·id·ly; rap·id·ness; rap·ine; rap·ist; rap·pa·ree; rap·pee;… …   English syllables

• rap-jump — /ˈræp dʒʌmp/ (say rap jump) verb (i) to abseil face first supported by a harness and controlling the speed of descent with a handheld rope. {rap(pel) + jump} –rap jumping, noun …  

• rappel — rap·pel …   English syllables

• rappel — rap|pel [ræˈpel] v past tense and past participle rappelled present participle rappelling [i]AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rappel — rap|pel [ ræ pel ] verb intransitive AMERICAN TECHNICAL to come down the side of a CLIFF or mountain using a rope that is fastened to the top of the cliff or mountain and to your body …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rappel — rap•pel [[t]ræˈpɛl, rə [/t]] n. v. pelled, pel•ling 1) spo (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a vertical face by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body and paid out gradually in the descent 2) spo to… …   From formal English to slang

• rappellare — rap·pel·là·re v.tr. (io rappèllo) LE richiamare, fare tornare indietro: rappella lei da la sfrenata voglia | subita vista (Petrarca) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1292. ETIMO: der. di appellare con ra , cfr. fr. rapeler …   Dizionario italiano

• rappellato — rap·pel·là·to p.pass., agg. → rappellare …   Dizionario italiano

• rappel — rap|pel sb., len, ler, lerne (hjemkaldelse) …   Dansk ordbog