carabiner

English

Alternative forms

karabiner

Etymology

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken.

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/
Audio (AUS) (file)

Noun

carabiner (plural carabiners)

A carabiner used in climbing.

A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

Synonyms

Related terms

carabine

Translations

metal link with a gate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鐵鎖 (zh), 铁锁 (zh) (tiěsuǒ)
Czech: karabina (cs) f
Finnish: karbiinihaka, jousihaka
French: mousqueton (fr) m
German: Karabinerhaken (de) m

Hungarian: karabiner (hu)
Irish: crúca cairbíneach m
Polish: karabinek (pl) m, karabińczyk (pl) m
Russian: караби́н (ru) m (karabín)
Spanish: mosquetón (es) m
Swedish: karbinhake c

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