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ice screw

ice screw (plural ice screws)


noun 
Definition:
 
mountaineer's anchor in ice: a short metal rod threaded like a screw and provided with a ring at one end, pushed and twisted into ice to give a climber an anchor point for a rope. Ice screws are made of aluminium, stainless steel, or titanium.

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