carabiner

English

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Etymology

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken. Related to carabine and carbine.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧bi‧ner

Noun

carabiner (plural carabiners)

  1. A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
    • 1992 February 2, Jen Wofford, “Activists Protest Price of AIDS Drug”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 28, page 5:
      A carrabeener (metal clasp used in rock climbing) inside the pipes was devised as a release out, a tactic lent to them by Greenpeace.

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