"rappelling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rappeling [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rappelling (uncountable)
  1. A method used to descend heights with a rope. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: abseiling Related terms: rappeller Translations (descending heights with a rope): סנפלינג (snepling) (Hebrew), opuszczanie się przy pomocy liny [neuter] (Polish), rápel [masculine] (Spanish), ráppel [masculine] (Spanish), rapel [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rappelling-en-noun-~7S-6rmT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16

Verb

Forms: rappeling [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rappelling
  1. present participle and gerund of rappel Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rappel
    Sense id: en-rappelling-en-verb-WydTf6ZO

Alternative forms

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