pied d'éléphant
/ˌpjɛ ˌdɛlɪˈfɒ̃/ /ˌpjeɪ ˌdɛlɪˈfɒ̃/(also pied d'elephant) Mountaineering
noun
A padded sack used to protect the lower part of the body when sleeping outdoors in a bivouac.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Charles Evans (1918–1995), surgeon and mountaineer. From French pied d'éléphant from pied foot + de + éléphant.
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- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance of trade
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- balance sheet
- balance tab
- balance wheel
- Balanchine, George
- balancing act
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- balander
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- balboa
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- balbriggan
- Balcones Escarpment