: a combination pick and adze with a spiked handle that is used in mountain climbing
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Searchers in a helicopter spotted a jacket and an ice ax believed to belong to the men.—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 The ice ax needs to be where the ice ax needs to be.—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 June 2024 Trotsky and the ice ax Russian spies — and their American informants — have a long history in Mexico.—Owen Hayes, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024 The murderer infamously used an ice ax; Trotsky died in a hospital the next day.—Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice ax
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