Words at Play : Top 10 User-Submitted Words, Vol. 7
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#1: Fast-Rope

Definition:

(verb) : to descend from a flying helicopter by sliding down a thick rope

Example:

"He and the eleven other SEALs on 'helo one,' who were wearing gloves and had on night-vision goggles, were preparing to fast-rope into bin Laden's yard." – Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker, August 8, 2011

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