rap down

English

Etymology

From rappel + down.

Verb

rap down (third-person singular simple present raps down, present participle rapping down, simple past and past participle rapped down)

1. (transitive, Canada, US, slang, mountaineering) To rappel down a mountain.

   Synonym: ab off

   • 2016, American Alpine Club, Accidents: In North American Climbing 2016‎^[1]:

     We built an interim anchor and Mike rapped down to Jeff.