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karabiner

/ ˌæəˈːə /

noun

  1. mountaineering a metal clip with a spring for attaching to a piton, belay, etc Also calledsnaplinkkrab
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of karabiner1

shortened from German Karabinerhaken, literally: carbine hook, that is, one used to attach carbines to a belt
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Example Sentences

I keep my keys on a karabiner, some kind of sentimental shout-out to production life and ye olde rock climbing days.

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