What is another word for rappel?

Pronunciation: [ɹapˈɛl] (IPA)

Rappel is a term commonly used in mountaineering and rock climbing to refer to the technique of descending a vertical or near-vertical surface using a rope. Other terms that can be used synonymously with rappel include abseiling, descending, and lowering. Abseiling is a term commonly used in the UK and Australia, and usually refers to the sport of rappelling. Descending is another term that can be used in place of rappelling, since it also refers to the act of moving downward. Lowering, on the other hand, refers more specifically to the process of lowering someone or something down a vertical surface using a rope.

What are the hypernyms for Rappel?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Rappel

Your friend, Paul Meurice, came a week ago to ask me to "do the Salon" in le rappel.
"The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters"
George Sand, Gustave Flaubert Translated by A.L. McKensie
Dieuze 7 April, 1833. As journalist he wrote on l'Opinion Nationale, the rappel, Reforme and other papers.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
He has written many dramas and novels of merit, and was director of Le rappel.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler

Famous quotes with Rappel

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