rappel.
Descent by means of a rope.
Meaning & usage
Descent by means of a rope.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- French re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin appellārebor. French appeler French rappelerbor. English rappel Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).
To abseil.
To call back a hawk.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- French re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin appellārebor. French appeler French rappelerbor. English rappel Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).
A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal.
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