piton

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
2. verb To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.

Similar words

knifeblade spike bergstock whammer pile picket pinnacle tine piolet tent peg

Often followed by

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Word family

pitons