Piton Definition

pētŏn
pitons
noun
A metal spike with an eye to which a rope can be secured: it is driven into rock or ice for support in mountain climbing.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Piton

Noun

Singular:
piton
Plural:
pitons

Origin of Piton

  • French from Old French nail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Piton Sentence Examples

  • The highest summit in the island is in the south-western mass of hills, the Piton de la Riviere Noire, which is 2711 ft.

  • In no time at all it seemed I had reached a small recess with an old piton hammered into a crack.

  • We climbed up on the precariously balanced step to the rope and spotted the rusty old piton that it was attached to.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIT

Words Ending With

NONTON

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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