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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- hypoid
- hypoid gear
- hypokalaemia
- hypokalaemic
- hypokalemia
- hypolimnion
- hypomagnesaemia
- hypomagnesaemic
- hypomagnesemia
- hypomania
- hypomanic
- hyponym
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- hypoparathyroid
- hypoparathyroidism
- hypophyseal
- hypophysis
- hypopigmentation
- hypopituitarism
- hypopituitary
- hypopnea
- hyporheic
- hyposensitivity
- hyposensitization