ˈpēˌtän, ˈpēˌtōⁿ, ˈpīˌt-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, nail, screw eye
1. : a sharp peak of a mountain
2. : a usually iron spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into fissures or cracks (as of a rock or ice surface) so as to serve as a support (as for one climbing a mountain) and that often has an eye at one end through which safety ropes may be passed