1. An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
   "The mountaineers attached crampons to their boots before scaling the icy slope";
   - crampoon, climbing iron, climber
    
2. A hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
   "The workers used a crampon to lift the heavy stone blocks into place";
   - crampoon

Derived forms: crampons

Type of: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, spike

Encyclopedia: Crampon