"piton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːˌtɒn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-piton.wav Forms: pitons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French piton (“nail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|piton||nail}} French piton (“nail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} piton (plural pitons)
  1. (climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber). Categories (topical): Climbing Translations (a spike, wedge, or peg (climbing)): клин (klin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), haka (Finnish), kiila (Finnish), Felshaken [masculine] (German), pitão [masculine] (Portuguese), piton [neuter] (Romanian), ска́льный крюк (skálʹnyj krjuk) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-piton-en-noun-APC1Mwbv Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈpiːˌtɒn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-piton.wav Forms: pitons [present, singular, third-person], pitoning [participle, present], pitoned [participle, past], pitoned [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French piton (“nail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|piton||nail}} French piton (“nail”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} piton (third-person singular simple present pitons, present participle pitoning, simple past and past participle pitoned)
  1. (climbing) To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-piton-en-verb-1YWKZF7V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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