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pi·o·let

 (pē′ə-lā′)
n.
See ice axe.
[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.]
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piolet

(pjəʊˈleɪ)
n
(Mountaineering) a type of ice axe
[C19: from French (Savoy) dialect piola axe]
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.piolet - an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in icepiolet - an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
ice ax, ice axe
ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
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Translations

piolet

n (Mountaineering) → Eispickel m
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