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PITON

Dictionary entry overview: What does piton mean?

• PITON (noun)
The noun PITON has 1 sense:

1. a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

Familiarity information: PITON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PITON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("piton" 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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