Definitions for rappel
ræˈpɛl, rə-rap·pel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rappel, abseilverb

   (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

2. rappel, abseil, rope downverb

   lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

   "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rappelnoun

   Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

2. rappelverb

   to call back a hawk

3. rappelverb

   to abseil

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rappel

   Abseiling ( AB-sayl or AHP-zyle; from German abseilen 'to rope down'), also known as rappelling ( RAP-pel or rə-PELL; from French rappeler 'to recall, to pull through'), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. When abseiling, the person descending controls their own movement down the rope, in contrast to lowering off, in which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by their belayer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rappelnoun

   the beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms

2. Etymology: [F. Cf. Repeal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rappel

   ra-pel′, n. the beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. [Fr.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rappel

   The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAPPEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rappel is ranked #105079 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rappel surname appeared 170 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rappel.
   
   94.1% or 160 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for rappel »

1. lapper

How to pronounce rappel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rappel in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rappel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rappel in a Sentence

1. Josh Morris:

   The goal is to try and find the chimney, drill some bolts, put some ropes in and rappel down into different chimneys to wiggle down into the cave maze to see if we can get to the main passage, the key is finding the right hole. If you find the right hole it may not take very long. It's just whether you can find the right hole because they are all over the hillside.

2. Harry Kent:

   One guy froze at the top, and it took him 30 minutes to get up the courage to rappel over the edge, another guy got settled in and, rather than eat dinner right away, he had to stream an NBA playoff game from his iPhone.

3. Doug Coleman:

   Bridge day is the one day out of the year that the bridge is closed to traffic and we celebrate the bridge, typically, 80 to 100,000 people show up, 400 people bring their parachutes to jump. You can rappel from the catwalk. It's a big festival.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rappel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rappel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappel
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rappel
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rappel
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html