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• Rock-climbing equipment — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …   Wikipedia

• piton — pi ton (p[=e] t[o^]n), n. (Mountain Climbing) A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an anchor point… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• piton — [pē′tän΄; ] Fr [ pē tōn′] n. pl. pitons [pē′tänz΄; ] Fr [ pētōn′] [Fr < MFr, a spike, pointed object, akin to OIt pizza, a point] a metal spike with an eye to which a rope can be secured: it is driven into rock or ice for support in mountain… …   English World dictionary

• Piton — This article is about the rock climbing tool. There is a pair of mountains known as the Piton Mountains. In climbing, a piton (pronounced Pee ton, also called a pin or peg ) is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in… …   Wikipedia

• Piton à expansion — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Piton (homonymie). un piton à expansion dans la plaquette duquel est passé un mousqueton En escalade, un piton à expansion (aussi appelé spit …   Wikipédia en Français

• piton — UK [ˈpiːtɒn] / US [ˈpɪˌtɑn] noun [countable] Word forms piton : singular piton plural pitons a piece of metal that you fix into rock to hold a rope when you are climbing …   English dictionary

• piton — 1. noun a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber) 2. verb to put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing …   Wiktionary

• piton — pi|ton [ˈpi:tɔn US ta:n] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Frenc] a piece of metal used in ↑rock climbing that you attach onto a rock to hold the rope …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piton — noun Etymology: French Date: 1893 a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• piton —    1. (French.) Limestone hill having sharply pointed peak [10].    2. A solid or folded metal spike, of steel or other alloy, to be driven into a crack in the rock to form an anchor [25] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• piton — pi|ton [ pi,tan ] noun count a piece of metal you attach into rock to hold a rope when you are climbing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English