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ice axe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ice ax, piolet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ax, axe

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَأْس اَلثَّلْج (faʔs aṯ-ṯalj) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Belarusian: ледасек (ljedasjek) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Bulgarian: пи́кел (píkel) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Bulgarian: ледоко́п (ledokóp) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Catalan: piolet — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰鎬 /冰镐 (bīnggǎo) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Czech: cepín — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Finnish: jäähakku — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • French: piolet — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Georgian: წერაყინი (c̣eraq̇ini) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • German: Eispickel — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Irish: piocóid oighir — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Italian: piccozza — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Polish: czekan — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Russian: ледору́б (ledorúb) — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Slovak: cepín — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Spanish: piolet — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice
  • Turkish: buz kazması — axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice