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CLIMBING IRON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does climbing iron mean?

• CLIMBING IRON (noun)
The noun CLIMBING IRON has 1 sense:

1. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

Familiarity information: CLIMBING IRON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLIMBING IRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

climbing iron; crampon; crampoon; climber

Hypernyms ("climbing iron" is a kind of...):

spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)

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