ice axe

• ice ax

ice axe (plural ice axes)

1. An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.

   Meronyms: adze, carabiner, ferrule, leash, pick, spike

• ice pick

• “ice axe”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “ice axe” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “ice ax”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.