crampon
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɹæmpɑn/, /ˈkɹæmpən/
crampon (plural crampons)
- An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- (botany) An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
- (heraldry) A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.
- French: crampon
- German: Steigeisen, Klettereisen
- Italian: rampone
- Russian: шип
- Spanish: taco, crampón
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