rappel

Noun
  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 (synset 100327635)
    referred to in: mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain
    is a type of: descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    same as: abseil
Verb
  1. Descend by means of a rappel (synset 201927051)
    "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"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    entail: mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    same as: abseil, rope down

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