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aiguille

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ai⋅guille

  [ey-gweel, ey-gweel]
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–noun
a needlelike rock mass or mountain peak.
Origin:
1810–20; < F: lit., needle < VL *acūcula, alter. of LL acucula, equiv. to acu(s) needle + -cula -cule 1 ; cf. acicula
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ai·guille   (ā-gwēl')   
n.  

  1. A sharp, pointed mountain peak.

  2. A needle-shaped drill for boring holes in rock or masonry.


[French, needle, from Old French; see aglet.]
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aiguille   (ā-gwēl')  Pronunciation Key 
A sharply pointed mountain peak found in regions that have undergone intense glaciation. Aigulles are believed to be the remnants of the elevated areas separating two adjacent cirques.
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