Английский Этимологический словарь - rappel
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(rappels, rappelling, rappelled) To rappel down a cliff or rock face means to slide down it in a controlled way using a rope, with your feet against the cliff or rock. (AM; in BRIT, use abseil) They learned to rappel down a cliff. VERB: V prep ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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intransitive verb (-pelled; also -peled; -pelling; also -peling) Etymology: French, literally, recall, from Old French rapel, from rapeler to recall, from re- + apeler to appeal, call — more at appeal Date: 1944 to descend (as from a cliff) by sliding down a rope passed under one thigh, across the body, and over the opposite shoulder or through a special friction device • ~ noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v.intr. (rappelled, rappelling; US rappeled, rappeling) = ABSEIL. Etymology: F, = recall, f. rappeler (as RE-, APPEAL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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