piolet

P3I1O1L1E1T1
UK/ˈpjəʊ.leɪ/US/ˈpiː.ə.leɪ/

noun

An ice axe/ice ax.

Similar
ice axice axe
OriginFrench piolet ← Franco-Provençal piolet →
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Meanings

nounpiolet (plural piolets)

plural piolets

  1. climbingAn ice axe/ice ax.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

Similar
ice axice axe
Broader
axaxerock-climbing equipmentclimbing equipment
Also see
ice axe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Franco-Provençalpiolet“small axe”
  2. Frenchpiolet
  3. Englishpiolet

Borrowed from French piolet, or its source, Franco-Provençal piolet (“small axe”).

More words from French, Franco-Provençal

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

piolet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piolet

MLA

“piolet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piolet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piolet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piolet.

Source: piolet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.