piolet

[,piə'le]
  • n. (法)登山用的破冰斧

英英释义


1. an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

英文词源


piolet (n.)
1868, from Savoy French piolet "climber's ice-axe" (19c.), diminutive of piolo "axe," perhaps from Medieval Latin piola "plane, scraper."