• Piton

    Origin

    French piton ("nail")

    Full definition of piton

    Noun

    piton

    (plural pitons)
    1. a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)

    Verb

    1. (climbing) to put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing
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