via ferrata
See also: vía ferrata
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːtə
Noun
via ferrata (plural via ferratas)
- (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.
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Translations
protected climbing route
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally “iron road”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vja fɛ.ʁa.ta/, /vja fe.ʁa.ta/
- Rhymes: -a
Italian
Etymology
Literally “iron road”. Compare ferrovia (“railroad, railway”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvi.a ferˈra.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
Noun
via ferrata f (plural vie ferrate)
- (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)
- Synonym: ferrata (shortening)
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