verb
definition
To abseil.
definition
To call back a hawk.
noun
definition
A system used to descend heights with a rope.
Examples of rappelling in a Sentence
Rappelling is just getting there, a way to get down to your base.
Start by rappelling down the building as usual, until you see a guard.
Adventure racers may find themselves ripping down rapids in a canoe and then rappelling off a 100 foot rock face.
What's important is whether you're ascending, rappelling, or doing traditional mountain climbing.
I've been on climbs in all kinds of weather, some all day, rappelling down at dusk, nearly in the dark, with wind and snow trying to blow me off the wall.
In his mind's eye Dean could picture climbers rappelling downward in great lunges, covering many feet in long swings, reaching the bottom in but a few mad leaps into space.