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ice screw

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noun

  1. mountaineering a screwed tubular or solid steel rod with a ring at one end for inserting into ice as an anchor point

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Next we must choose a fitting place and moor the ship firmly between suitable ice-floes, and then let the ice screw itself together as much as it likes—the more the better.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof

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