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ice ax

noun

  1. a mountaineering tool combining an adzlike blade and a pick on the head of a long wooden handle, with a spike on the end, used for cutting into ice and for support on icy surfaces.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice ax1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

In the winter, only a small number of serious climbers attempt the expedition and are typically armed with crampons, ice axes and avalanche safety training, he explained.

Climbing down the final 400 in snowy conditions usually requires ropes, crampons and ice axes because a fall on slippery terrain that steep would be almost impossible to stop.

Another, he said, is the industry stereotype of “white men holding ice axes high in the mountains.”

In August 1940, the two were alone in Trotsky’s study when Mercader struck him with an ice ax, mortally wounding him at age 60.

Rescuers from Italy's fire service took a helicopter, and then climbed using ice axes, to reach the frozen gully where the climbers were.

From BBC

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