plural of via ferrata

(climbing) A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.

A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.) / (electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.

By way of; passing through. / By (means of); using.

(obsolete) Away! Be off!

A third way; a middle course, a compromise.

The route believed to have been taken through Jerusalem by Christ on his way to Calvary. / (figuratively) The Way of the Cross.

(theology) A concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature.

(theology) A concept of God built up through negative statements about his nature.

The Way of the Cross. / Any extremely arduous or painful experience requiring strength or courage to endure.