"via ferrata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-via ferrata.wav Forms: via ferratas [plural], vie ferrate [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːtə Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|it|via ferrata|lit=iron road}} Unadapted borrowing from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|vie ferrate|nolinkhead=1}} via ferrata (plural via ferratas or vie ferrate)
  1. (climbing) A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks. Wikipedia link: Partenkirchen Categories (topical): Climbing Translations (protected climbing route): via ferrada [feminine] (Catalan), 鐵索棧道 /铁索栈道 (tiěsuǒ zhàndào) (Chinese Mandarin), zajištěná cesta [feminine] (Czech), kiipeilyreitti (Finnish), via ferrata (Finnish), via ferrata [feminine] (French), Klettersteig [masculine] (German), via ferrata [feminine] (Italian), ferrata [feminine] (Italian), 비아 페라타 (bia perata) (Korean), via ferrata [neuter] (Polish), zależna droga [feminine] (Polish), via ferrata [feminine] (Portuguese), ви́а ферра́та (vía ferráta) [feminine] (Russian), zaistená cesta [feminine] (Slovak), vía ferrata [feminine] (Spanish), ві́а ферра́та (vía ferráta) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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