NOUN | act | rappel, abseil | (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 |
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VERB | motion | rappel, abseil, rope down | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside |
Meaning | (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. | |
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Synonym | abseil | |
Category | mountain climbing, mountaineering | The activity of climbing a mountain |
Broader | descent | The act of changing your location in a downward direction |
Spanish | abseil, descenso en rápel, descenso por cuerda, rapel, rápel, rappel | |
Catalan | ràpel |
Meaning | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | abseil, rope down | |
Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Entails | mountaineer | climb mountains for pleasure as a sport |
Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
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