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nounan ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
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Translations
Arabic فَأْس اَلثَّلْج
- فَأْس اَلثَّلْج (faʔs aṯ-ṯalj)axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Bulgarian пи́кел, ледоко́п
- пи́кел (píkel)axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
- ледоко́п (ledokóp)axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Catalan piolet
- pioletaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Chinese Mandarin 冰鎬 /冰镐
- 冰鎬 /冰镐 (bīnggǎo)axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Czech cepín
- cepínaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Finnish jäähakku
- jäähakkuaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
French piolet
- pioletaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
German Eispickel
- Eispickelaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Irish piocóid oighir
- piocóid oighiraxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Italian piccozza
- piccozzaaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Polish czekan
- czekanaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Russian ледору́б
- ледору́б (ledorúb)axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Slovak cepín
- cepínaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Spanish piolet
- pioletaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Turkish buz kazması
- buz kazmasıaxe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
Cite this entry
APA
ice axe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20axe
MLA
“ice axe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20axe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice axe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20axe.
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