piton

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piton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  piton \pi"ton\ (p[=e]"t[o^]n), n. (Mountain Climbing)
     A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole
     through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven
     into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an
     anchor point for a rope.
     [PJC]

piton - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  piton
      n 1: a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it
           into ice or rock to use as a hold