rappel

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1. n. The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. Source: opted
2. n. (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body Source: wordnet
3. v. descend by means of a rappel Source: wordnet
4. n:32/v:68 n. (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body v. lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside Source: ecdict

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