carabiner

noun

car·​a·​bi·​ner ˌker-ə-ˈbē-nər 

ˌka-rə-

variants or less commonly karabiner

: a usually D-shaped or oblong metal ring with one spring-hinged side that is used especially in mountain climbing as a connector and to hold a freely running rope

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Examples of carabiner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ropes, military tarpaulins printed in English, carabiners, textile parts, and chest straps were also found, but are in fairly poor condition, experts said. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

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While self-locking carabiners, a harness, and a helmet are needed, other tools commonplace in mountaineering, like ropes and belay devices, are extraneous here. —AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025

The affected units carried specific batch numbers, printed on the bottom side of the carabiner. —Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, literally, carabineer's hook

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carabiner

• intervener
• intervenor
• misdemeanor
• misdemeanour
• cleaner
• diener
• gleaner
• greener
• keener
• leaner
• lienor
• meaner