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piton

/ˈpiːˌtɒn/

piton noun: a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).

piton: a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain...
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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

piton (third-person singular simple present pitons, present participle pitoning, simple past and past participle pitoned)

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

Forms of piton

Noun
pluralpitons
Verb
third-person singular presentpitons
present participlepitoning
past participlepitoned
pastpitoned

Origin of piton

Borrowed from French piton (“nail”).

Words that rhyme with piton

Questions about piton

What does piton mean?
Piton means a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
What part of speech is piton?
Piton can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce piton?
Piton is pronounced /ˈpiːˌtɒn/.
What is the plural of piton?
The plural of piton is pitons.

Words near piton in the dictionary

  1. pitomba
  2. pitombas
  3. pitometer
  4. pitometers
  5. pitometric
  6. piton
  7. pitoned
  8. Pitones
  9. Pitoneses
  10. pitoning
  11. pitons

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