climbing iron

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

   Synonymscramponcrampoonclimber

   Broaderspike

Questions about climbing iron

What does climbing iron mean?

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

What is another word for climbing iron?

Close synonyms include crampon, crampoon, climber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.