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An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
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piolet
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: ice ax , ice axe ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1868, from Savoy French piolet "climber's ice-axe" (19c.), diminutive of piolo "axe," perhaps from Medieval Latin piola "plane, scraper."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context climbing English) An ice axe / ice ax.