rappel

The protesters quickly established a communications plan, focused their message and ran camps where they taught members interview skills and even rappelling — as they showed off last week in hanging banners on the Golden Gate Bridge.



abseil UK
verb [I] (US rappel)
to go down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope which is fastened to the top of the slope:
She abseiled down the rock face.

abseil UK
noun [C] (US rappel)

abseil

Pronunciation: /ˈabseɪl/  

 /ˈabzʌɪl/ 

British

VERB

[NO OBJECT]

Descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point:team members had to abseil down sheer cliffs to reach the couple(as noun abseiling) there are facilities for abseiling and rock climbing

rappel 

Pronunciation: /raˈpɛl/ 

NOUN& VERB (rappels, rappelling, rappelled)

Another term for abseil.

Example sentences

Origin

1930s: from French, literally 'a recalling', from rappeler in the sense 'bring back to oneself' (with reference to the rope manoeuvre).