rappelling

English - Turkish

Definition of rappelling in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

rappel

(Dağcılık) Halat yardımıyla kayarak dağdan aşağıya inmek

rappel

iple ini

rappel

dağcılıkta doruktan ip sallandırarak inmek

English - English

Definition of rappelling in English English dictionary

{i} act of descending a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is attached to a body harness and fastened to an overhead projection

Related Terms

rappel

to abseil

rappel

Descending by means of a rope, abseiling

rappel

1. Move down a steep cliff, rock, etc., by pushing your feet against its surface and sliding down a rope2. Abseil

rappel

lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"

rappel

Remember

rappel

to call back a hawk

rappel

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. They learned to rappel down a cliff. to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet British Equivalent: abseil (rappeler )

rappel

The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms

rappel

To intentionally descend a rope by sliding down an anchored line Often just called rapping by many or abseiling by the British

rappel

Using a rope to descend from a climb Modern rappels are generally done with a rappel device, which creates friction on the rope to help control the descent Also called abseiling

rappel

{f} descend a mountain face by sliding down a rope which is attached to a body harness and fastened to an overhead projection

rappel

(n/vb) the act of self belaying down the length of a rope to descend

rappel

Syn Abseil Climbing and SRT Ref JJ

rappel

n/vb the act of self belaying down the length of a rope to descend

Hyphenation

rap·pel·ling

Turkish pronunciation

rıpelîng

Pronunciation

/rəˈpeləɴɢ/ /rəˈpɛlɪŋ/