Meaning of the word piton in English

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piton

US /ˈpiː.tɑːn/
UK /ˈpiː.tɑːn/

Noun

1.

a spike (= a piece of metal with a sharp point at one end) that climbers put in cracks in the rock to support them or to attach a rope to :

Example:
The climbers follow the cracks in the face where they can wedge their pitons.
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