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aiguille

American  
[ey-gweel, ey-gweel] / eɪˈgwil, ˈeɪ gwil /

noun

  1. a needlelike rock mass or mountain peak.

aiguille British  
/ ˈeɪɡwiːl, eɪˈɡwiːl /

noun

  1. a rock mass or mountain peak shaped like a needle

  2. an instrument for boring holes in rocks or masonry

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aiguille Scientific  
/ ā-gwēl′ /

  1. A sharply pointed mountain peak found in regions that have undergone intense glaciation. Aigulles are believed to be the remnants of the elevated areas separating two adjacent cirques.

Etymology

Origin of aiguille

1810–20; < French: literally, needle < Vulgar Latin *acūcula, alteration of Late Latin acucula, equivalent to acu ( s ) needle + -cula -cule 1; cf. acicula

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