Meaning

2 senses

  1. To abseil.

    спуска́ться на верёвкеspuskátʹsja na verjóvke

    спускатися по мотузціspuskatysja po motuzci

  2. (obsolete)To call back a hawk.

More definitions
  • descend by means of a rappel

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom rappelled down the wall.

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  2. Tom rappelled down the waterfall.

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  3. Tom rappelled down the cliff.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to abseil:
Русский
By meaning 1
to abseil:

Origin

Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).

Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).

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Forms

rappels, rappelling, rappelled, rappelled
Base formrappel · to rappel
3rd person singularrappels
Present participlerappelling
Past simplerappelled / rappeled
Past participlerappelled / rappeled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrappel
he, she, itrappels

Past simpleLesson

all personsrappelled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rappelled
he, she, ithas rappelled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rappel

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedrappeller

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rapidlyB1rapierrapistrapperrapportC1rapprochementrapt
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