1. (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
   - abseil [Brit]

1. Lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
   - abseil [Brit], rope down

Derived forms: rappelled, rappelling, rappeled, rappels, rappeling

Type of: come down, descend, descent, fall, go down

Encyclopedia: Rappel

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