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crampoon

noun

1. a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects

• Syn: ↑crampon

• Hypernyms: ↑grapnel, ↑grapple, ↑grappler, ↑grappling hook, ↑grappling iron

2. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

• Syn: ↑crampon, ↑climbing iron, ↑climber

• Derivationally related forms: ↑climb (for: ↑climber)

• Hypernyms: ↑spike

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noun

see crampon

Useful english dictionary. 2012.