ice ax
IPA: ˈaɪsˈæks
noun
- Alternative spelling of ice axe [An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.]
Examples of "ice-ax" in Sentences
- The ice-ax in my hand got red hot, and hissed on the ice.
- Barclay lurched to his feet and dove forward with an ice-ax.
- The broken half of the bronze ice-ax was still buried in the queer skull.
- “How do you know?” demanded Connant, hefting the ice-ax he had seized a moment before.
- He darted back to his bunk in Paradise House, to return almost immediately with a heavy .45 revolver and an ice-ax.
- The revolver dropped to the hard-packed snow of the trail, and Barclay saw the ice-ax shift into defensive position.
- Hillary, a big man, had greater upper body strength than Norgay, so he generally took the lead to carve out steps with his ice-ax.
- The Thing launched itself at Connant, the powerful arms of the man swung the ice-ax flatside first at what might have been a hand.