Carabiner
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noun.
An oblong metal ring with a hinged and spring-loaded gate, used in activities such as mountaineering to connect a running rope to another piece of equipment.
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noun.
A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
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noun.
an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
Word Usage
"They also feature a bottle opener and built-in carabiner clip."
Etymologically Related
carabine
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fastener
fastening
fixing
holdfast
hoop
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
5-round
Jeniffer
aft-motion
antistatic
biosensor
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
biner
crab
krab
snap-link