rappel

/ɹæˈpɛl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French rappel. Compare repeal.

noun

  1. Descent by means of a rope.
  2. A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.“[…] he has to retramp the same streets, rebeat the same rappel […]”

verb

  1. To abseil.
  2. To call back a hawk.