Definition of Ice ax

1. Noun. An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice.

Exact synonyms: Ice Axe, Piolet
Generic synonyms: Ax, Axe

Definition of Ice ax

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ice axe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ice Ax

ice-hockey player
ice-hockey rink
ice-jack
ice-out
ice-pick lobotomies
ice-pick lobotomy
ice-skate
ice-skated
ice-skater
ice-skates
ice-skating
ice-skating rink
ice-wagon
ice age
ice ages
ice ax (current term)
ice axe
ice axes
ice bag
ice bags
ice barrier
ice barriers
ice bath
ice baths
ice bear
ice blue
ice blues
ice boat
ice boats
ice breaker

Literary usage of Ice ax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wild Winds: Adventures in the Highest Andes by Ed Darack (2001)
"I double-checked my crampons and traded one of my trekking poles for my ice ax. My left hand, the upslope hand, carried the ax. If I slipped, I'd grab the ..."

2. The Illustrative Lesson Notes: A Guide to the Study of the International edited by John Heyl Vincent, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, John Thomas McFarland (1895)
"Finding that crevasses were many, that they should need to be roped together, and that in some places steps would have to be cut with the ice-ax, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"... though the main features of the curves shown in it are meant to relate in a general way to the substance of water, steam, and ice. AX and AT are the ..."

4. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1902)
"... J. The ground on which the plaintiffs contend that the defendant is liable for Sprague's acts in beating them with the handle of the ice ax is that, ..."

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