PITON

Meaning of PITON in English

Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ tän

Function: noun

Etymology: F

Date: 1893

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

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PITON — noun Etymology: French Date: 1893 a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as …
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PITON
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITON — /pee"ton/ , n. Mountain Climbing. a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed. [ 1895-1900; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PITON — n. metal spike with a hole through which a rope is threaded (used in mountain climbing)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PITON — noun Etymology: French Date: 1893 : a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITON — [ 'pi:tɒn ] ■ noun a peg or spike driven into a crack to support a climber or a rope. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PITON — [pi.ton] n [F] (1893): a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PITON — piton BrE AmE ˈpiːt ɒn -ɒ̃ AmE -ɑːn —French [ pi tɔ̃ \] ▷ piton|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PITON — / ˈpiːtɒn; NAmE -tɑːn/ noun a short pointed piece of metal used in rock-climbing. The piton is fixed into the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PITON — pi ‧ ton /ˈpiːtɒn $ -tɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ] a piece of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PITON — n. a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope. [F, = …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PITON — n. a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope. [ F, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PITON — n. a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope. Etymology: F, …
Oxford English vocab
PITON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But he was on a straight rock surface that required pitons, which he did not …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PITON — крюк, болт с кольцом и крюком (альпинизм) пик; остроконечная скала
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PITON — n 1> крюк, болт с кольцом и крюком ( альпинизм ) 2> пик; остроконечная скала
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PITON — крюк
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PITON — (n) болт с кольцом и крюком; крюк; остроконечная скала; пик
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PITON — n 1) крюк, болт с кольцом и крюком ( альпинизм ) 2) пик; остроконечная скала
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PITON — n 1> крюк, болт с кольцом и крюком ( альпинизм ) 2> пик; остроконечная скала
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PITON — крюк, болт с кольцом и крюком (альпинизм) пик; остроконечная скала
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PITON — крюк
Англо-Русский словарь
PYTHON — piton
English interlingue dictionary
ANCHOR — I. noun Usage: often attributive see: angle Date: before 12th century a device usually of metal attached to a ship …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIN — I. ˈpin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, pin, peg, from Old English pinn; akin to Middle Dutch pin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCHOR — I. ˈaŋkə(r), ˈaiŋ- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English anker, ancre, from Old English ancer, ancor, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAP RING — noun 1. : a spring ring that is sprung open and snapped into place in its groove and is used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARABINER — noun or kar·a·bi·ner ˌkarəˈbēnə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: German karabiner, short for karabinerhaken carbine hook, from karabiner carbine (modification of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCHOR — I. ˈaŋ-kər noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ancre, from Old English ancor, from Latin anchora, from Greek ankyra; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
FARGUE, LON-PAUL — born March 4, 1876, Paris died Nov. 25, 1947, Paris French poet and essayist whose work spanned numerous literary movements. …
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