carabineer

variants or carabinier

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carabineer For extra security, the carabineer hooked to the dog’s leash handle stays firmly shut thanks to a safety screw mechanism, so the leash can’t slip off the clasp by accident. Judi Dash, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018 Instead the babies learned from different examples of effortful actions (opening a container or unlatching a carabineer) that the new toy probably also required persistence. Julia Leonard, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2017 A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine. Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 May 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carabineer
Noun
  • Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.
    Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
  • Six plant species, including extra dwarf bok choy and dragoon lettuce, were grown on the International Space Station because of student research.
    Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Decker is described by authorities as a skilled outdoorsman and former U.S. Army soldier.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • An ensemble of Army soldiers fired up the fife and drums on board the USS Constitution on Monday to provide a patriotic flair to the summer heat.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The offensive would require more than a hundred thousand British infantrymen, and every soldier seemed at least dimly aware of what lay in store.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • Both were happy with their mission, recognizing that as infantrymen, drones could be a very integral part of their warfare world.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • In that story, Kara is approached by galactic warrior Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who asks for help hunting down those who killed her father and destroyed her world.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • In a futuristic and extremely crime-ridden Detroit, cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is killed in the line of duty and brought back as a cyborg warrior by a shady corporation.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Instead of just bringing down low-level foot soldiers of a mafia organization, the new legislation allowed law enforcement to target the generals, Mears said.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • King called for assistance and a Kentucky state trooper responded.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2025
  • The trooper was taken to the hospital in an ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, State Police said.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024

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“Carabineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carabineer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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