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ice axe meaning

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  • An ice axe is a multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers both in the ascent and descent of routes that involve frozen conditions with snow and/or ice.
  • An ice axe is not only used as an aid to climbing, but also as a means of self-arrest in the event of a downhill slip.
  • Most ice axes meet design and manufacturing standards of organizations such as the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) or European Committee for Standardization. There are two classifications of ice axe, Basic and Technical.
ice axe
ice axe
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    1. en ice axes
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    Meaning of ice axe for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this idiom "ice axe" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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