Icecraft
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The art or skill of climbing on icy terrain. uncountable
"He should pretend, moreover, to be ignorant of the rudiments of icecraft and of the history of mountaineering, and he must be careful not to distinguish too accurately between snow-beds and glaciers and avalanches; […]"
Example
More examples"He should pretend, moreover, to be ignorant of the rudiments of icecraft and of the history of mountaineering, and he must be careful not to distinguish too accurately between snow-beds and glaciers and avalanches; […]"
Etymology
From ice + -craft.
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