carabiner
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened from German Karabinerhaken. Related to carabine and carbine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]carabiner (plural carabiners)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/HMS-%28climbing%29.jpg/220px-HMS-%28climbing%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Carabiner_karabiner.png/220px-Carabiner_karabiner.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Carabiner.stl/220px-Carabiner.stl.png)
- 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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[edit]metal link with a gate
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