via ferrata

See also: vía ferrata

English

A via ferrata in Partenkirchen, Austria.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian via ferrata (literally iron road).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

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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

Noun

via ferrata f (plural vias ferratas)

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

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)

  1. (climbing) via ferrata (protected climbing route)
    Synonym: ferrata (shortening)
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