piolet
[ pee-uh-ley ]
/ ˌpi əˈleɪ /
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
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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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