fast rope

verb

To slide down a rope as a means of descending to the ground, especially from a hovering helicopter

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Meanings

verbfast rope (third-person singular simple present fast ropes, present participle fast roping, simple past and past participle fast roped)

present singular third person fast ropes · participle present fast roping · participle past fast roped · past fast roped

  1. USTo slide down a rope as a means of descending to the ground, especially from a hovering helicopter
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APA

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Chicago

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