rappel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).

noun

  1. Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

verb

  1. To abseil.
  2. (obsolete) To call back a hawk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal.

noun

  1. (military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

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