rappel
/ɹæˈpɛl/US/ɹəˈpɛl/
rappel noun: descent by means of a rope.
Noun (1)
rappel (plural rappels)
- Descent by means of a rope.
- Synonyms:
- rappelling, abseiling
Verb
rappel (third-person singular simple present rappels, present participle rappelling or rappeling, simple past and past participle rappelled or rappeled)
Noun (2)
rappel (plural rappels)
- A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
- […] he has to retramp the same streets, rebeat the same rappel […]1839, Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, volume 19, page 711
Synonyms of rappel
Forms of rappel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rappels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rappels |
| present participle | rappelling |
| present participle | rappeling |
| past participle | rappelled |
| past | rappelled |
| past participle | rappeled |
| past | rappeled |
Origin of rappel
Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).
Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal.
Words formed from rappel
Words that rhyme with rappel
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- quenelle
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
Questions about rappel
- What does rappel mean?
- Rappel means descent by means of a rope.
- What part of speech is rappel?
- Rappel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rappel?
- Rappel is pronounced /ɹæˈpɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rappel?
- The plural of rappel is rappels.
Words near rappel in the dictionary
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