[pee-uh-ley] 
| an ice ax used in mountaineering. |
| ice ax n. A pickax having a sharp point or spike at the bottom of the handle, used by mountaineers for climbing on ice. Also called piolet. |
| pi·o·let (pē'ə-lā') n. See ice ax. [French, from French dialectal, diminutive of piola, small axe, from Old French *piola, from Old Provençal, diminutive of apcha, apia, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German happa, sickle.] |
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