piton

[ pee-ton ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mountain Climbing.

piton

/ pitɔ̃; ˈpiːtɒn /

mountaineering a metal spike that may be driven into a crevice of rock or into ice and used to secure a rope

Origin of piton¹

1895–1900; < French: ringbolt, peak (of a mountain)

Origin of piton¹

C20: from French: ringbolt

The Spaniard sang a wordless melody as he drove in pitons and secured us to the rock face.

Allow me my piton's shrug for the man who has gone only by train.

It's very good of you and Mr. Piton to let us carry little Anna off.'

Nothing thus could have soothed him better than this talk with Mr. Piton.

He took a steel piton out of his tool pack, transferred it to his left hand, and took out a hammer.

Particularly impressive is the beauty of one purple cone in the midst of this many-colored chain: the Piton Gl.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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