rappel UK /ɹæˈpɛl/US /ɹəˈpɛl/verb 2noun 2forms 5 verb2 •To abseil. •(no longer used) To call back a hawk. noun2 •Descent by means of a rope. •A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.[…] he has to retramp the same streets, rebeat the same rappel […] — 1839 formsrappeled · rappelled · rappeling · rappelling · rappels
