Definition of alpenstock in English:
alpenstock
noun ˈalpənstɒkˈælpənˌstɑk
An iron-tipped stick used by hillwalkers and formerly by mountaineers.
Example sentencesExamples
- After testing her fitness by a demanding walk he decided that she would cope and took her to be equipped with clinkered boots and an alpenstock.
- One sees them stumble on, leaning on alpenstocks or throwing their heads back to gulp the last of a skinned borraccia.
- He had a thick, heavy beard, and some pretty old gear, but the thing I remember most is this wooden alpenstock he was carrying.
- She was also fit enough, in her own words, ‘to rush up a hill using Uncle W's alpenstock.’
- As often happens in very remote, sparsely populated places, a man showed up out of nowhere: a Wakhi named Sher Ali, rough as a rock, with his own alpenstock.
Synonyms
walking stick, cane, staff
Origin
Early 19th century: from German, literally 'Alp stick'.
Definition of alpenstock in US English:
alpenstock
nounˈælpənˌstɑkˈalpənˌstäk
A long iron-tipped staff used by hikers and mountain climbers.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was also fit enough, in her own words, ‘to rush up a hill using Uncle W's alpenstock.’
- One sees them stumble on, leaning on alpenstocks or throwing their heads back to gulp the last of a skinned borraccia.
- As often happens in very remote, sparsely populated places, a man showed up out of nowhere: a Wakhi named Sher Ali, rough as a rock, with his own alpenstock.
- After testing her fitness by a demanding walk he decided that she would cope and took her to be equipped with clinkered boots and an alpenstock.
- He had a thick, heavy beard, and some pretty old gear, but the thing I remember most is this wooden alpenstock he was carrying.
Synonyms
walking stick, cane, staff
Origin
Early 19th century: from German, literally ‘Alp stick’.