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CLIMBING IRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does climbing iron mean?
• CLIMBING IRON (noun)
The noun CLIMBING IRON has 1 sense:
1. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
Familiarity information: CLIMBING IRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
climber; climbing iron; crampon; crampoon
Hypernyms ("climbing iron" is a kind of...):
spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)
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