Phrase guide

via ferrata

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːtə

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noun

Meaning 1

A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: via ferrada — protected climbing route
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐵索棧道 /铁索栈道 (tiěsuǒ zhàndào) — protected climbing route
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛拉達 /飞拉达 (fēilādá) — protected climbing route
  • Czech: zajištěná cesta — protected climbing route
  • Finnish: kiipeilyreitti — protected climbing route
  • Finnish: via ferrata — protected climbing route
  • French: via ferrata — protected climbing route
  • German: Klettersteig — protected climbing route
  • Italian: via ferrata — protected climbing route
  • Italian: ferrata — protected climbing route
  • Korean: 비아 페라타 (bia perata) — protected climbing route
  • Polish: via ferrata — protected climbing route
  • Polish: zależna droga — protected climbing route
  • Portuguese: via ferrata — protected climbing route
  • Russian: ви́а ферра́та (vía ferráta) — protected climbing route
  • Slovak: zaistená cesta — protected climbing route
  • Spanish: vía ferrata — protected climbing route
  • Ukrainian: ві́а ферра́та (vía ferráta) — protected climbing route
  • Zhuang: Feihlahdaz — protected climbing route