Usually means: Descending vertically using a rope.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word rappeling:

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  1. rappeling: Merriam-Webster
  2. rappeling: Vocabulary.com
  3. rappeling: Wiktionary
  4. Rappeling: American-Britih Dictionary

(Note: See rappel as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (rappel)

noun:  Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.
verb:  To abseil.
verb:  (obsolete) To call back a hawk.
noun:  (military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
▸ Also see rappel


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