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- noun Plural form of
rappeller .
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Examples
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MOOS: As for the banner atop the Plaza, the rappellers didn't get hurt, but a policeman's leg needed 38 stitches after he fell through a skylight.
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The group of rappellers, called Operation Sibyl - in ancient Greece, a sibyl was a fortuneteller - but also known as the Plaza Four, said they had had a tough 25 hours in jail before they were arraigned on felony and misdemeanor charges of assault, reckless endangerment and criminal trespass.
Archive 2004-08-01 2004
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To get a closer look at the outside of the structure, architect/engineer/rappellers from the firm of Wiss, Janney and Elstner, the architectural firm hired by the National Park Service, will scale the outside of the structure to get a closer look.
CNN.com 2011
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To get a closer look at the outside of the structure, architect/engineer/rappellers from the firm of Wiss, Janney and Elstner, the architectural firm hired by the National Park Service, will scale the outside of the structure to get a closer look.
CNN.com 2011
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Lee said the section of the rail trail where the accident occurred has steep ledges and is "used by rock climbers and rappellers who climb on the side and on the middle of it."
All Stories 2011
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With football season upon us, there are sales lessons to be learned Follow this company football teams, luxury homes and the rappellers.
unknown title 2011
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To get a closer look at the outside of the structure, architect/engineer/rappellers from the firm of Wiss, Janney and Elstner, the architectural firm hired by the National Park Service, will scale the outside of the structure to get a closer look.
CNN.com 2011
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The rappellers are part of a team put together by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates or WJE, a firm of engineers, architects and scientists based in Northbrook, Ill..
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Because of a large, square, viewing platform at the top of the monument, the rappellers come down much further off the face, he said.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Tourists crane their necks to see the four rappellers scaling the sides of the 555-foot-tall obelisk to find damage caused by the magnitude-5.8 earthquake and Hurricane Irene in August.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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