单词 | crampon |
释义 | crampon[ kram-pon ] / ˈkræm pɒn / nouna spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc. a device for grasping and lifting heavy loads, usually consisting of a pair of hooks suspended from a chain or cable, the upward pull on which provides tension for the hooks to grip the load on opposite sides. Also cram·poon [kram-poon]. /kræmˈpun/. Origin of crampon1275–1325; Middle English cra(u)mpon<Old French crampon<Old Low Franconian *krampo, cognate with Old High German krampfo,Middle Dutch crampe;see cramp2 Words nearby cramponcramp ball, cramped, cramper, crampfish, cramp iron, crampon, cramp someone's style, Crampton test, cram school, cran, Cranach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crampon
British Dictionary definitions for cramponcrampon / (ˈkræmpən) / nounone of a pair of pivoted steel levers used to lift heavy objects; grappling iron (often plural) one of a pair of frames each with 10 or 12 metal spikes, strapped to boots for climbing or walking on ice or snow verbto climb using crampons Word Origin for cramponC15: from French, from Middle Dutch crampe hook; see cramp ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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