climbing irons
Britishplural noun
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The pictures, some shot from above 20,000 ft., are breathtaking in clarity and detail; in a shot of the legendary Piz Pal�, fresh marks of alpinists' climbing irons are clearly visible.
From Time Magazine Archive
The H-H passenger rides high above smog and speed limits, encounters no parking problems, and gets farther from the madding crowd than a hyperthyroid hermit with climbing irons.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the help of climbing irons and a plumber's friend, one of his fixated antiheroes tries to climb it.
From Time Magazine Archive
C. M. Wallace, Frankfort, Ind., a pair of climbing irons, 2 vols. of popular papers and a pair of roller skates for a banjo.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Elverson, James
It bore the fresh marks of a linesman's climbing irons.
From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Hough, Emerson
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