Crampon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crampon \Cram"pon\ (kr[a^]m"p[o^]n), n. [F. See {Crampoons}.]
     1. (Bot.) An a["e]rial rootlet for support in climbing, as of
        ivy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a device with pointed metal projections worn over the


        shoes to provide traction when walking over ice, or in
        mountaineering; -- usually used in the plural.
        [PJC]
  
     3. same as {crampoon}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crampon
       n 1: a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy
            objects [syn: {crampoon}]
       2: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on
          ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampoon}, {climbing
          iron}, {climber}]