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)
- (transitive, Canada, US, slang, mountaineering) To rappel down a mountain.
- Synonym: ab off
- 2016, American Alpine Club, Accidents: In North American Climbing 2016:
- We built an interim anchor and Mike rapped down to Jeff.