carabiner
5
7.6
- noun
- /ˌkɛrəˈbiːnər/
- Specialized
:
mosquetón
- Using a carabiner, he quickly connected his gear to the climbing harness.
- ropes and carabiners
- carabiner clip
- carabiners and pitons
I was stationary security and we were doing mountain OPS up at Julian and my carabiner snapped.
- I was stationary security and we were doing mountain OPS up at Julian and my carabiner snapped.
- Big beard, You know, kind of like schlubby carabiners, cargo shorts, the usual crew guy stuff.
Examples
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You're going to wear a safety belt underneath your costume, attached to a safety line, connected to a carabiner.
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I'm gonna unhook my carabiner, swing it past you, and then hook it back up, okay?
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Everything was fine-- including the carabiner clip.
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-Double check those carabiner clips.
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I need all your carabiners!
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Peter tugged on a carabiner.
Fiction book (1992) -
I used a couple of carabiners to clip his harness to mine before I powered up my belt again.
Fiction book (1999) -
She attaches a carabiner clip to the handle, running a thin steel cord from it around the porch column.
Fiction book (2000) -
It took Grieg fifteen minutes to reach the flat surface of the ledge and unclip himself from the last carabiner.
Fiction book (1996) -
A carabiner was clipped around both the fishing line and a taut high-test monofilament transport line connected between the fishing boat and one end of the T-bar.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
A metal loop with a spring clip for quickly attaching rope or gear
How Strong
- Specialized
5
7.6
6
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carabiner comes from the German Karabiner, which came from the French carabinier, a name for a soldier who carried a 'carbine' or 'short rifle'. Soldiers used a strong metal hook to hold their gun, and that hooked clip gave the name to the small metal clip climbers use today to connect gear quickly and safely.