Term: rappel: (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
Candidate hypernym: descent: the act of changing your location in a downward direction → 1
Candidate hypernym: exponent: someone who expounds and interprets or explains → 0
Candidate hypernym: rope yarn: the strands out of which ropes are made → 0
Candidate hypernym: contretemps: an awkward clash → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron filing: a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file → 0
Candidate hypernym: frankincense: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation → 0
Candidate hypernym: classical mechanics: the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: bidding contest: a series of competing bids → 0
Candidate hypernym: regression: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state → 0
Candidate hypernym: alveolar consonant: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge → 0
Candidate hypernym: spanish bayonet: a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers → 0