PITON

piton

(noun) a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

piton (plural pitons)

(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).

Coordinate terms: nut, chockstone, chock

Hyponyms: bong, knifeblade, RURP

Verb

piton (third-person singular simple present pitons, present participle pitoning, simple past and past participle pitoned)

(climbing) To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.

Anagrams

• Pinto, Point, opt in, opt-in, pinot, pinto, point, potin

Source: Wiktionary



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