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karabiner Mountaineering.|kærəˈbiːnə(r)|
Also carabiner, erron. karibiner.
[Shortened form of G. karabiner-haken spring-hook.]
A coupling device consisting of a metal oval or D-shaped link with a gate protected against accidental opening. Cf. krab.
1932Amer. Alpine Jrnl. 526 (caption) Safety snap (carabiner). 1933G. D. Abraham Mod. Mountaineering x. 182 Light pitons..are used and karibiners. The latter are special oval-shaped rings with a hinge or swivel somewhat like that found on the end of a watch chain. 1942K. A. Henderson Amer. Alpine Club's Handbk. Amer. Mountaineering vi. 124 Snap-rings, sometimes called by their German name, karabiner, are used to fasten the rope to the piton. They come in both oval and pear-shaped form. 1946J. E. Q. Barford Climbing in Brit. ii. 25 These are called karibiners in Germany..and consist of an oval steel ring with a spring loaded hinged link on one side. 1959W. H. Murray Five Frontiers iv. 93 Round my waist I tied a loop of rope, clipped on a karabiner (a steel ring with a spring clip, used in rock-climbing). 1965New Scientist 22 July 205/3 The karabiner is basically a hook which is closed by a pivoted arm that may or may not snap home on the latch. 1972D. Haston In High Places i. 7 Oval metal snaplinks, called carabiners. 1973C. Bonington Next Horizon xii. 169 A jerk—you drop three inches... But you're alive! The knot in the sling attached to the karabiner in your waist harness had jammed on the gate of the karabiner, and had then freed itself, letting you drop those few inches. |