Rappel vs. Abseil — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rappel and Abseil
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Rappel
A descent from a height, such as a cliff or wall, in which one slides down an anchored rope and applies friction to control one's speed, either by means of a specialized device or by passing the rope under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder.
Abseil
To rappel.
Rappel
To descend from a steep height by this method.
Abseil
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
Rappel
Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
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Abseil
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
Rappel
(military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
Abseil
A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
Rappel
To abseil.
Abseil
Lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside;
The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous
You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
Rappel
(obsolete) To call back a hawk.
Rappel
The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
Rappel
Lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside;
The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous
You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
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