| 单词 | rappel |
| 释义 | rappel[ ra-pel, ruh- ] / ræˈpɛl, rə- / noun(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent. verb (used without object), rap·pelled, rap·pel·ling.to descend by means of a rappel. Origin of rappel1930–35; <French: mountaineering term, literally, a recall. See repeal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rappel
British Dictionary definitions for rappelrappel / (ræˈpɛl) / verb -pels, -pelling or -pelledanother word (esp US) for abseil nounanother word (esp US) for abseil (formerly) a drumbeat to call soldiers to arms Word Origin for rappelC19: from French, from rappeler to call back, from Latin appellāre to summon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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