karabiner
See also: Karabiner
English
Noun
karabiner (plural karabiners)
- Alternative spelling of carabiner
- 1996, J. R. Blackford, Materials in mountaineering equipment: A look at how processing and heat treatment influences the structure and properties of aluminium alloy karabiners, Steve Haake (editor), The Engineering of Sport, page 161,
- Karabiners are clip fasteners which are used extensively in rock climbing and mountaineering. […] A karabiner’s primary task is to link the rope to protection, but they are also used to clip in to belays, to hold equipment and for abseiling.
- 2005, Tony Lourens, Guide to Climbing, page 50,
- However, looking after your gear can add years of use to rope and karabiner alike. […] Karabiners can last 10 years or longer if they are looked after.
- 1996, J. R. Blackford, Materials in mountaineering equipment: A look at how processing and heat treatment influences the structure and properties of aluminium alloy karabiners, Steve Haake (editor), The Engineering of Sport, page 161,