carabiner

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A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine.

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  1. noun An oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device.

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  • He re-clipped it once his own carabiner was above the screw. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#213
  • Accessorized by a water bottle and carabiner, this item shows the kind of detail and care that Kal puts into his work. —  Fashion World of SL
  • Well, let's say this: next to this carabiner, the Nano looks like an Omega Jake.
  • In all seriousness, this thing is literally a rated keychain carabiner (and says so, underneath the rating specs stamped on the carabiner!).
  • - This cool carabiner-style Apple Waterdrop watch was offered several years ago by Apple to buyers who completed a survey about their Apple Macintosh purchase and sent it in to the dealer. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
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  1. German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, hook for a carbine, from Karabiner, carbine, from French carabine; see carbine.
 

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