carabiner
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carabiner
- /ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/ UK
- /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/ Canada
Where it comes from
Shortened from German Karabinerhaken (“carbine hook”), reflecting that such a link was used for gear slinging even before it was used for rock climbing.
noun carabiners · karabiner
- A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects or for slinging gear (equipment) on one's person. A carrabeener (metal clasp used in rock climbing) inside the pipes was devised as a release out, a tactic lent to them by Greenpeace.
