rappel
verb[I]
USuk/ræpˈel/us/ræpˈel/-ll-(UKabseil)to go down a verysteepslopebyholdingon to aropethat isfastenedto thetopof theslope:
援绳爬下She rappelleddowntherockface.她从岩石表面援绳而下。
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Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- abseiling
- ascender
- base camp
- belay
- climbing
- climbing wall
- coasteering
- crampon
- foothold
- free soloist
- ice axe
- ice pick
- karabiner
- mountain climber
- rappelling
- rock climbing
- sherpa
- soloing
- sport climbing
rappel
noun[C]
USuk/ræpˈel/us/ræpˈel/(UKabseil)theactof going down a verysteepslopebyholdingon to aropethat isfastenedto thetopof theslope:
After a few more rappels down somesmallercliffs, we went for a much-neededswim.
Wefinishedthe rappel with nodramas.
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- If theweatherdoesn'timprove, they might have tostartback without doing the rappel.
- Hebegana rappel downtheironlyrope.
- Climbers oftentieasafetyknotat the end of a rappelrope.
Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- abseiling
- ascender
- base camp
- belay
- climbing
- climbing wall
- coasteering
- crampon
- foothold
- free soloist
- ice axe
- ice pick
- karabiner
- mountain climber
- rappelling
- rock climbing
- sherpa
- soloing
- sport climbing