Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They also feature a bottle opener and built-in carabiner clip.
Benchmade Hook 2010
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They also feature a bottle opener and built-in carabiner clip.
Benchmade Hook 2010
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[3] Pull the end of the rope that goes over the branch until the first carabiner is near the branch.
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A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine.
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Hanging from his carabiner is a spork which he uses as a tool and a utensil.
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2008
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When you go back all you have to do is attach a carabiner to you sliding knot and your golden.
How many of you out there actually wear a safety harness when hunting from your treestand? 2009
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When you go back all you have to do is attach a carabiner to you sliding knot and your golden.
How many of you out there actually wear a safety harness when hunting from your treestand? 2009
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The benefit of the washer is that it easily loops through a carabiner.
Fit Odd-Sized Objects On Your Keyring Or Carabiner | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In addition, the manufacturer of the harness used a previously untested carabiner connector located at the end of the tether at the back of harness, which is the portion of the tether that attaches to the tree.
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Unfortunately, the gym itself was something of a disappointment: it's just a grigri and carabiner clip operation, and I'm spoiled by gyms which allow climbers to use real belay rigs.
yes i need you but i'll be damned before i'll say coffeeem 2009
hernesheir commented on the word carabiner
cf. snap-link
January 15, 2009