Associations to the word «Piton»

Wiktionary

PITON, noun. A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)
PITON, verb. (climbing) to put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing

Dictionary definition

PITON, noun. A metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley