PITON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("piton" is a kind of...):

spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)

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