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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rappel .
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Examples
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As Israeli troops rappeled down ropes onto the deck of the Mavi Marmara in predawn darkness Monday, activists on board sprang into action.
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Then the blimp anchor rappeled down behind and above us like an iron chandelier.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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A 45-year-old, recently separated housewife with no previous sense of adventure rappeled straight down a 200-foot cliff, then rode a zip line 60 feet in the air, 300 yards across a valley at 40 miles per hour hanging from only wrist straps, resulting in more self-confidence in two days than she had achieved in her entire lifetime.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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A 45-year-old, recently separated housewife with no previous sense of adventure rappeled straight down a 200-foot cliff, then rode a zip line 60 feet in the air, 300 yards across a valley at 40 miles per hour hanging from only wrist straps, resulting in more self-confidence in two days than she had achieved in her entire lifetime.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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The Hylar rappeled nimbly down the wall until he was just above the Zhakar.
Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993
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He was led in by stunt rider and model Chesca Miles, who appeared as a Bond girl on a BSA motorcycle, and was handed a copy of the new book by a member of the Royal Marine commando display team who had rappeled from the roof.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post 2011
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He was led in by stunt rider and model Chesca Miles, who appeared as a Bond girl on a BSA motorcycle, and was handed a copy of the new book by a member of the Royal Marine commando display team who had rappeled from the roof.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post 2011
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I rappeled much more easily and landed with just my lower legs in.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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The duo kicked it old-school as they braved subzero temperatures, jumped out of a helicopter, rappeled down a frozen waterfall, fashioned snowshoes out of tree saplings and hunted for food in the icy forest.
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The duo kicked it old-school as they braved subzero temperatures, jumped out of a helicopter, rappeled down a frozen waterfall, fashioned snowshoes out of tree saplings and hunted for food in the icy forest.
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