piton

noun

pi·ton | \ ˈpē-ˌtän

Definition of piton

: a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)

Examples of piton in a Sentence

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Now the apparel maker has released a new line of workwear made from a fabric named after the iron forge that was once used to make pitons, chocks, and wedges. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, "This Patagonia Apron Is Made for Working," 12 Apr. 2018 The mountain is considered a non-technical climb, which means no ropes, no picks and no pitons — just hiking for seven or eight days. — David Skalski, Philly.com, "He just had a lung transplant. Now he's training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro," 14 Feb. 2018 Where to hammer a piton into rock or ice to secure a rope on which life might hang? — Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, "Fred Beckey, Conqueror and Chronicler of North American Peaks, Dies at 94," 31 Oct. 2017 The innovative three-wall concept assures sweeping views of the photogenic twin Pitons, Saint Lucia's famed volcanic plugs, as well as the Caribbean. — Allison Tibaldi, CNN, "10 hotels to commune with nature," 16 May 2017 If a team numbers 10 climbers, six will take the role of worker bees, laying pitons and ropes and tents at camps higher on the mountain. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "Scaling the World’s Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter," 9 May 2017

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