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Meaning of "piolet" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIOLET

From French (Savoy) dialect piola axe.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PIOLET

pjəʊˈleɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIOLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piolet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIOLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ice axe

An ice axe is a multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers both in the ascent and descent of routes that involve frozen conditions with snow and/or ice. An ice axe can be held and employed in a number of different ways, depending on the terrain encountered. In its simplest role, the ice axe is used like a walking stick in the uphill hand, the mountaineer holding the head in the center, with the pick pointing to the rear. It can also be buried pick down, the rope tied around the shaft to form a secure anchor on which to bring up a second climber, or buried vertically to form a stomp belay. The adze is used to cut footsteps, as well as scoop seats in the hillside and trenches to bury an ice axe belay. The long-handled alpenstock was a predecessor to the modern ice axe. The ice axe bears similarity in design to a medieval war hammer. An ice axe is not only used as an aid to climbing, but also as a means of self-arrest in the event of a downhill slip.

Definition of piolet in the English dictionary

The definition of piolet in the dictionary is a type of ice axe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIOLET

alay · allay · belay · brise-soleil · Brule · cabriolet · cassoulet · delay · gelee · gilet · inlay · Malay · Mandalay · Millay · mislay · overlay · palay · underlay · uplay · waylay

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIOLET

piny · Pinyin · pinyon · pion · pioneer · Pioneer 10 · Pioneer 11 · pioneer spirit · Pioneer Total Abstinence Association · pioneer work · pioneering · pioneering spirit · pionic · pioning · piopio · piosity · pious · pious hope · piously · piousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIOLET

African violet · cacolet · Colet · crystal violet · dame´s violet · dog violet · dogtooth violet · epistolet · flageolet · gentian violet · Parma violet · pistolet · sextolet · shrinking violet · sweet violet · triolet · ultraviolet · violet · visual violet · volet

Synonyms and antonyms of piolet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piolet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIOLET

Find out the translation of piolet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of piolet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piolet» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

金冰镐奖
1,325 millions of speakers
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piolet
570 millions of speakers
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piolet
510 millions of speakers
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piolet
380 millions of speakers
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piolet
280 millions of speakers
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Piolet
278 millions of speakers
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piolet
270 millions of speakers
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বরফ কাটিবার কুঠার
260 millions of speakers
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piolet
220 millions of speakers
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Piolet
190 millions of speakers
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piolet
180 millions of speakers
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piolet
130 millions of speakers
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piolet
85 millions of speakers
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Piolet
85 millions of speakers
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piolet
80 millions of speakers
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piolet
75 millions of speakers
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पिवळी
75 millions of speakers
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piolet
70 millions of speakers
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piolet
65 millions of speakers
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Piolet
50 millions of speakers
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Piolet
40 millions of speakers
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Piolet
30 millions of speakers
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Piolet
15 millions of speakers
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piolet
14 millions of speakers
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piolet
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Piolet
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Trends of use of piolet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIOLET»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIOLET»

Discover the use of piolet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piolet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher
Piolet appui refers to three simple ice-ax positions suitable when the snow gets a bit harder. These ice-ax techniques can be used with or without crampons. Appui means "support" in French, and this is a good way to characterize these quick ...
Mark Houston, Kathy Cosley, 2004
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Riesgos Y Peligros: Exploraciones Geológicas Para la Minería ...
Uso del piolet. La herramienta más útil e importante para las personas que recorren lugares montañosos es el piolet. Éste se usa como si fuera un bastón con el fin de proporcionar un punto de apoyo en pendientes y lograr con esto un  ...
Helvio Soto Salles
3
Les Missions Catholiques Francaises Au 19e Siecle. Publiees ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Piolet J 1855-1930, 2013
4
The Bible in the World
The author, J. B. Piolet, has laboured himself as a Roman Catholic missionary in Madagascar, and is also the author of an important work, Les missions catholiques francaises an XIX'. stale (6 vols. 8vo, A. Colin, Paris, igoo- 1902). Perhaps the ...
‎1905
5
Ice World: Techniques and Experiences of Modern Ice Climbing
... 127-128, 133, 136-138 piolet ancre 126, 12 7, 12 8, 134 piolet appui 125 piolet canne 124, 125, 1 29, 133 piolet manche i u piolet panne 126, 12 7, 128 piolet poignard 129 piolet ramasse 1 24, 133 piolet rampe 126, 127 piolet traction 129,  ...
‎1996
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Studies in American Church History
Piolet, Les Missions Catholiques Françaises au XIXe Siècle, (Paris, 1903). Piolet, Les Missions Catholiques Françaises (Paris, 1900). Piolet, La France Hors de France (Paris, 1900). Piolet, Nos Missions et Nos Missionnaires (Paris, 1904).
Catholic University of America, 1922
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The Society for the Propagation of the Faith: Its ...
PIOLET, Les Missions Catholiques Franyaises au XIXe Siecle, (Paris, 1903). PIOLET, Les Missions Catholiques Francaises (Paris, 1900). PIOLET, La France Hors de France (Paris, 1900). PIOLET, Nos Missions et Nos Missionnaires (Paris,  ...
Edward John Hickey, 1922
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Mountaineerin
pied troisième) Cane position (piolet canne) Cross-body position (piolet ramasse ) Anchor position (piolet ancre) Low-dagger position (piolet panne) High-dagger position (piolet poignard) Traction position (piolet traction) by simply walking.
Ronald C. Eng, 2010
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Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide to Glacier ...
There are radical, super-techno vertical-ice tool designs, but for glaciers, your basic “piolet" with a classic-curve pick is ideal. A piolet's pick design gives you good self-arrest control; the adze works well for chopping away rotten surface ice; the ...
Andy Tyson, 2009
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Snow and Ice Techniques
Support Position - Piolet Canne When ascending, traversing or descending steep snow slopes the axe is used as a third leg, hand over the head and the shaft thrust into the snow on the uphill side for support. The movement should be in a set ...
Bill March, Bill Birkett, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIOLET»

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Patterson takes 400th Sussex League wicket as Cuckfield beat …
A middle order resistance by Kristian Piolet (47) and Luke Cummins(19) showed promise but Henry Gane took 5/29 from 7 overs to dismiss ... «Mid Sussex Times, Jul 15»
2
Eight for five - but Middleton can't force home advantage
It was a truly exceptional piece of bowling, with his victims including Sussex's Steffan Piolet bowled for four. Cuckfield, having won the toss, ... «West Sussex Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Hussain can't quite fire Beds to victory
Put into bat, Beds got off to a terrible start, falling to 26-6 with George Thurstance (5), Charlie Thurston (8), Steffan Piolet (2), Andy Reynoldson ... «Luton Today, Jul 15»
4
Velo Orange releases Piolet, an adventure touring frame
The Piolet is an adventure touring frame and is designed primarily for off-pavement touring including dirt and gravel riding, but is versatile ... «Bicycle Retailer, Jul 15»
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Cuckfield battle back from 8-5 to beat Middleton
Looking to get Cuckfield off to the strong start they have so often missed, Greg Wisdom and Steffan Piolet strode out to the middle. Middleton's ... «West Sussex Gazette, Jul 15»
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Swiss Move to Reduce Stress on the Matterhorn
That's the purest style of climbing,” said Simon Anthamatten, a guide from Zermatt and the winner in 2009 of the Piolet d'Or, an award given ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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The world is watching Kai
Piolet Brice volunteered his time to fly Kai, his foster mom Adeana Winterly, and Servais from Inyokern airport up to UC Davis and back. «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Jul 15»
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Billingshurst skipper salutes 'best-ever' team performance
Nightingale and Mitipolaarachchi added 89 for the third seeing off bowlers Steffan Piolet, Nick Patterson and Roston Chase, before Mike ... «West Sussex County Times, Jul 15»
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NatWest T20 Blast: Mills takes 4-22 as Sharks destroy Panthers
... as he was our top wicket-taker in the competition so far, but it proved right to bring Steffan Piolet in because he bowls his seamers slower and ... «Littlehampton Gazette, Jul 15»
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Young Horsham duo hit centuries in high-scoring draw
Kevin Stoute (2-27) had Steffan Piolet caught early, but Chris Mole (72) and Dom Sear (31) took the score to 117-3, before Michael Munday ... «West Sussex County Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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