ice axe

noun

a light axe used by mountaineers for cutting footholds in snow or ice, to provide an anchor point, or to control a slide on snow; it has a spiked tip and a head consisting of a pick and an adze

Words nearby ice axe

ice age, ice ages, ice anchor, ice apron, ice ax, ice axe, ice bag, ice barrier, ice beer, ice blacks, ice block

Example sentences from the Web for ice axe

The winding staircase leading thereunto was gone, but with ice-axe and rope we assaulted the Royal Eagle's nest.

Vagaries |Axel Munthe
I went first, cutting steps with the ice-axe, and the others followed on the rope.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
My ears froze, and my fingers grew so cold that they could hardly hold the ice-axe.

Wild Life on the Rockies |Enos A. Mills
I knew my companions had pulled up the sledge and would be anchoring it with the ice-axe.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

And now he found that he still held the ice-axe that had been his companion all day.

The Crystal Hunters |George Manville Fenn

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ice axe

noun

Words nearby ice axe

Example sentences from the Web for ice axe