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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
karabiner

coupling device, 1932, shortened from German karabiner-haken, usually translated as "spring hook."

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karabiner

n. (alternative spelling of carabiner English)

WordNet
karabiner

n. an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: carabiner, snap ring]

Usage examples of "karabiner".

I toyed with the karabiner and absently followed the thin high-tensile cable that had been hidden in the brickwork.

I shot out icescrews and drew karabiners in blinding flutries of spindrift.

Neidelman moved among them, double-checking the karabiners and testing each line.

I shot out icescrews and drew karabiners in blinding flutries of spindrift.