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alpenstock
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈæl.pən.stɒk/ us /ˈæl.pən.stɑːk/
a thick stick, originally made from wood but now from metal, with a metal point on one end, that was once used by people who climbed mountains and is now used when walking in hills:
Several of my fellow climbers carried alpenstocks and water bottles.
He swung his alpenstock vigorously as he walked.
The alpenstock was six feet long and tipped with a steel point.
The alpenstock should stop you from disappearing completely if you fall into a crevasse.
When I looked in the cupboard, I found an alpenstock and four walking-sticks.
Every mountaineer once carried an alpenstock made of seasoned ash.
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