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aiguille

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ai·guille  (-gwl)
n.
1. A sharp, pointed mountain peak.
2. A needle-shaped drill for boring holes in rock or masonry.
[French, needle, from Old French; see aglet.]
aiguille  (-gwl)
A sharply pointed mountain peak found in regions that have undergone intense glaciation. Aigulles are believed to be the remnants of the elevated areas separating two adjacent cirques.


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An aiguille A piquer has a very sharp tip and a flared opening at the back is loaded with small strips of fat.
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This vast treeless "third" valley is ringed by five sun-drenched glaciers, the largest of which is the visually overwhelming 11,684-foot Aiguille de Peclet glacial massif.
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