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rappels

rappels is the plural of rappel.

rappels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rappel.

Meaning of rappel

Noun (1)

rappel (plural rappels)

  1. Descent by means of a rope.

Noun (2)

rappel (plural rappels)

  1. 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

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Questions about rappels

What is rappels the plural of?
Rappels is the plural of rappel.

Words near rappels in the dictionary

  1. rappeling
  2. rappelled
  3. rappeller
  4. rappellers
  5. rappelling
  6. rappels
  7. rappen
  8. rapper
  9. rapper sword
  10. rapper swords
  11. rappers

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