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Definition of Ice ax
1. Noun. An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice.
Definition of Ice ax
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ice axe) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ice Ax
Literary usage of Ice ax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Winds: Adventures in the Highest Andes by Ed Darack (2001)
"I double-checked my crampons and traded one of my trekking poles for my ice ax.
My left hand, the upslope hand, carried the ax. If I slipped, I'd grab the ..."
2. The Illustrative Lesson Notes: A Guide to the Study of the International edited by John Heyl Vincent, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, John Thomas McFarland (1895)
"Finding that crevasses were many, that they should need to be roped together,
and that in some places steps would have to be cut with the ice-ax, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"... though the main features of the curves shown in it are meant to relate in a
general way to the substance of water, steam, and ice. AX and AT are the ..."
4. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1902)
"... J. The ground on which the plaintiffs contend that the defendant is liable
for Sprague's acts in beating them with the handle of the ice ax is that, ..."
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