"rappel" meaning in English

See rappel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹæˈpɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rappel.wav Forms: rappels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rappeler||to pull through (a rope)}} French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rappel (plural rappels)
  1. Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
    Sense id: en-rappel-en-noun-3HCx57LW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 13 14 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 19 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 24 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 20 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 21 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 50 20 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: rappels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rappel}} French rappel Head templates: {{en-noun}} rappel (plural rappels)
  1. (military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-rappel-en-noun-xAgiutMJ Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɹæˈpɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rappel.wav Forms: rappels [present, singular, third-person], rappelling [participle, present], rappeling [participle, present], rappelled [participle, past], rappelled [past], rappeled [participle, past], rappeled [past]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rappeler||to pull through (a rope)}} French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=rappeled|pres_ptc2=rappeling}} rappel (third-person singular simple present rappels, present participle rappelling or rappeling, simple past and past participle rappelled or rappeled)
  1. To abseil. Translations (to abseil): рапел (rapel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), abseilen (Dutch), descendre en rappel (French), спуска́ться на верёвке (spuskátʹsja na verjóvke) (Russian), rápel (Spanish), спускатися по мотузці (spuskatysja po motuzci) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-rappel-en-verb-fHtbuhQA Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 24 36 Disambiguation of 'to abseil': 96 4
  2. (obsolete) To call back a hawk. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-rappel-en-verb-hy9czI3D Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 24 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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