noun · Sports & Play

rappel

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The meaning (definition) of the word rappel

to climb down a steep cliff using a rope

The word rappel used in a sentence

The climber used a rope to rappel down the tall cliff.

Words that mean the same as rappel (synonyms)

abseil

Words that mean the opposite of rappel (antonyms)

climb up

How the word rappel is said around the world

Frenchrappel (rahpel)
Spanishrapel (rahpayl)
Mandarin绳降 (shéng jiàng)
Hindiरैपल (rairpuhl)
Arabicالهبوط بالحبال (ahlhooboot beelhbahl)
Russianспуск по веревке (spusk po verevke)
Portuguese (EU)rapel (ruhpel)
Portuguese (BR)rapel (khahpeuu)
Japaneseラペリング (raperingu)
GermanAbseilen (ahpzyluhn)
Urduریپل (raypuhl)
Punjabiਰੈਪਲ (repuhl)
Korean로프 하강 (ropeu hagang)
Hebrewגלישה (gleesh)
Greekραπέλ (rapel)
Dutchabseilen (ahbseiluhn)
Tagalograppel (rahpuhl)
Vietnameseleo xuống bằng dây (lew soouhurng bahng zuhi)
Turkishiniş (eenish)
Persianراپل (rahpayl)
Polishzjazd na linie (zyahst nah leenye)
Ukrainianспуск (spusk)
Bengaliর‍্যাপেল (raw apayl)
Swedishfira (feerah)
Italiancalata in corda doppia (kahlahtah een kawrdah dohpeeah)

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