piolet

pi·o·let

P0322000 (pē′ə-lā′)n. See ice axe.

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[French, from French dialectal, diminutive of piola, small axe, from Old French *piola, from Old Provençal, diminutive of apcha, apia, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German happa, sickle.]

piolet

(pjəʊˈleɪ) n (Mountaineering) a type of ice axe[C19: from French (Savoy) dialect piola axe]

pi•o•let

(ˌpi əˈleɪ)

n. an ice ax used in mountaineering. [1865–70; < French < Franco-Provençal; compare piolet, pioula, ders. of apia ax « Germanic]

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Noun

1.

piolet - an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in iceice ax, ice axeax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

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piolet