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Ice Axe

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Noun

1. ice ax, ice axe, piolet

an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

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Ice Axe

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noun
a light axe used by mountaineers for cutting footholds in snow or ice, to provide an anchor point, or to control a slide on snow; it has a spiked tip and a head consisting of a pick and an adze

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Ice Axe

see synonyms of ice axe
n.
A pickaxe having a sharp point or spike at the bottom of the handle, used by mountaineers for climbing on ice. Also called piolet.

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