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piolet

American

[pee-uh-ley] / ˌpi əˈleɪ /

noun

an ice ax used in mountaineering.

piolet British

/ pjəʊˈleɪ /

noun

a type of ice axe

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Etymology

Origin of piolet

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

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