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Synonyms for rappel in English

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rappel:
- abseil; rappel
- rope down; abseil; rappel

English

Detailed Synonyms for rappel in English

rappel:

rappel [the ~] noun

the rappel

– (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 ¹
the abseil; the rappel
– (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 ¹
- abseil [the ~] noun
- rappel [the ~] noun

rappel verb

rappel

– lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside ¹
rope down; abseil; rappel
– lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside ¹
- rope down verb
- abseil verb
  - You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing¹
- rappel verb

Alternate Synonyms for "rappel":

descent
abseil; rope down; descend; fall; go down; come down

Related Definitions for "rappel":

(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 body¹
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University