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rappel

Pronunciation: /ɹæˈpɛl/

The English word “rappel” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Descent by means of a rope.
  2. A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

verb

  1. To abseil.
  2. To call back a hawk.

Etymology

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

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