via ferrata

Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtə

via ferrata (plural via ferratas)

1. (climbing) A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.
   • 2010, Jean-Bernard Carillet; Miles Roddis; Neil Wilson, Corsica, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 166:

     Hidden away among steep crags and dense forests, Chisà is the starting point for several interesting hikes, and also for possibly the most thrilling via ferrata in Corsica.

   • 2010, Brendan Sainsbury, Hiking in Italy, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 48:

     However, the dramatic beauty and tricky rock faces attracted the attention of local and foreign climbers, and during the 1930s the construction of a via ferrata to the base of difficult climbs began.

• via ferrata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”).

• IPA^(key): /vja fɛ.ʁa.ta/, /vja fe.ʁa.ta/
• Rhymes: -a

via ferrata f (plural vias ferratas)

1. (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)

Literally “iron road”. Compare ferrovia (“railroad, railway”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌvi.a ferˈra.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata

via ferrata f (plural vie ferrate)

1. (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)

   Synonym: ferrata (shortening)