carabiner

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Alternative forms

• karabiner

Etymology

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken.

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Noun

carabiner (plural carabiners)

A carabiner used in climbing.

1. A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

Translations

metal link with a gate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鐵鎖 (cmn), 铁锁 (cmn) (tiěsuǒ)

• Czech: karabina (cs) f
• Finnish: karbiinihaka (fi)
• French: mousqueton (fr) m
• German: Karabinerhaken (de) m

• Hungarian: karabiner (hu)
• Irish: crúca cairbíneach (ga) m
• Russian: караби́н (ru) m (karabín)
• Spanish: mosquetón (es) m
• Swedish: karbinhake (sv) c

Synonyms

• biner
• krab
• crab
• snap-link

Related terms

• carabine