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- noun Plural form of
carabiner .
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Examples
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There youÂ’ll find carabiners from the classic standard large and mini to custom shapes and multi-functional including those with led flashlights, whistles, bottle openers and more!
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The carabiners were available not only in black, but a variety of clip/strap color combinations.
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Overseas companies are now producing carabiners with built in functions that are found to be useful on a daily basis.
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Promotional carabiners are about 1/3 the size of  “real” carabiners and are no load bearing and not for climbing.
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These  “real” carabiners are made from aluminum rod or forged steel shaped around a spring loaded gate.
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Pad printing is still in use today for customizing carabiners, but laser engraving is by far the more popular and desired marking method.
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There was a backpack beside him on the ground, and he had a big coil of neon orange rope attached to it, with some carabiners and a few climbing blocks.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Traditionally made in both D and oval shapes, today carabiners can be found in a variety of sizes and basic shapes.
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This article is concerned not with the load bearing variety of carabiners, but with the much smaller  “replica” or  “promotional” carabiners used primarily as keychains.
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Their functionality stems from the gate mechanism which opens with pressure and springs closed when released allowing carabiners to hold and be attached to various objects.
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