Rappel - Definition
rappel
n 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 [syn: rappel, abseil]
v 1: lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a
mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the
mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You
have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical
climbing" [syn: rappel, abseil, rope down]