crampon

Meanings

Noun

• An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
• An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
• A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

Verb

• To walk or climb using crampons.

Origin

• Borrowed from French crampon.