aiguille

aiguille

[‚ā′gwēl]

(engineering)

A slender form of drill used for boring or drilling a blasthole in rock.

(geology)

The needle-top of the summit of certain glaciated mountains, such as near Mont Blanc.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

aiguille

A slender form of drill used for boring or drilling a blasthole in rock.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.