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Hike in with a pickax, dig a hole a few inches deep, and place the sharp end of the node into that hole, making sure the spike containing the geophone is completely covered.
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Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
At the center of the maelstrom stands Léna Lazare, holding a pickax.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Investigators later found blood and human tissue in the bed of the truck, as well as on tools in the garage, including hedge trimmers, branch cutters, an ax, a pickax, a baseball bat and a rake.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
At the center of the maelstrom stands Léna Lazare, holding a pickax.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Investigators later found blood and human tissue in the bed of the truck, as well as on tools in the garage, including hedge trimmers, branch cutters, an ax, a pickax, a baseball bat and a rake.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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“Pickax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickax. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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pickax
noun
pick·ax
ˈpik-ˌaks 
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