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piolet

[ pee-uh-ley ]
/ ˌpi əˈleɪ /
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noun
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
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Origin of piolet

1865–70; <French <Franco-Provençal; compare piolet, pioula, derivatives of apia ax ≪ Germanic; see hatchet

Words nearby piolet

pinyon, pinyon jay, Pinza, Pinzón, PIO, piolet, pion, pioneer, Pioneer Day, pioneering, piopio
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British Dictionary definitions for piolet

piolet
/ (pjəʊˈleɪ) /
noun
a type of ice axe

Word Origin for piolet

C19: from French (Savoy) dialect piola axe
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