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rock piton [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rock piton
1, record 1, English, rock%20piton
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- piton 2, record 1, English, piton
correct
- pin 3, record 1, English, pin
correct, noun
- peg 4, record 1, English, peg
noun, less frequent
- iron 5, record 1, English, iron
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pitons (or "pins", or "pegs") are steel devices, usually spike-shaped, which are hammered into cracks [in the rock] to secure anchors. The shapes are many, but every modern piton has an eye [or an eye and ring] through which a carabiner is clipped. 3, record 1, English, - rock%20piton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pitons may be crudely described as metal spikes which are pounded into cracks in the rock ... Until 1960 most pitons were made of soft iron ... which would bend to fit the crack into which it was driven ... [They have] been replaced ... by the newer, stronger chrome-molybdenum alloy pitons, ... the safest and strongest .... 6, record 1, English, - rock%20piton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The elliptical term "piton" is almost always used instead of "rock piton" when it is clear from the context that the author is discussing rock climbing tools. 7, record 1, English, - rock%20piton
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piton d'alpiniste
1, record 1, French, piton%20d%27alpiniste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piton 2, record 1, French, piton
correct, masculine noun
- piton de rocher 3, record 1, French, piton%20de%20rocher
correct, masculine noun
- piton à roche 4, record 1, French, piton%20%C3%A0%20roche
masculine noun
- piton de roche 4, record 1, French, piton%20de%20roche
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame métallique qui est enfoncée dans une fissure ou une aspérité de la roche avec un marteau, et qui agit comme un ancrage pour protéger le grimpeur des conséquences d'une chute, ou aider à la progression en escalade artificielle. La lame est terminée par un œil pour y placer un mousqueton. 5, record 1, French, - piton%20d%27alpiniste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pitons. [...] On peut les classer [...] en fonction de leur forme, donc de la forme de l'anfractuosité dans laquelle ils doivent prendre place. [...] les pitons classiques [...] sont en acier doux; ils peuvent être tordus [...]. Les pitons en acier au chrome [...] sont au contraire très résistants et très solides [...] 6, record 1, French, - piton%20d%27alpiniste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme elliptique «piton» est presque toujours employé au lieu de «piton de rocher» quand, à cause du contexte, le lecteur ne le confondrait pas avec un piton à glace. 7, record 1, French, - piton%20d%27alpiniste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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