Piton

Word PITON
Character 5
Hyphenation pi ton
Pronunciations /ˈpiːˌtɒn/

Definitions and meanings of "Piton"

What do we mean by piton?

A metal spike fitted at one end with an eye for securing a rope and driven into rock or ice as a support in mountain climbing. noun

A point; a peak. noun

A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an anchor point for a rope. noun

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

To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing verb

A metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold noun

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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The word "piton" in example sentences

Trailing behind the piton was a microthin line of duranium cable. ❋ David Mack (2004)

Grias neuberthii, known as the piton tree, is a large tree native to the western Amazonian rainforest (Ecuador, Columbia and Peru). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Soon after the school opened, I signed up and learned how to belay and rappel, and about the play of rock climbing on the senses: the clink of the hammer on a piton, the warmth of the sunlit granite under my hand, the radiant clouds sailing overhead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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