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| car·a·bi·ner [ kàrrə bnər ] (plural car·a·bi·ners) or kar·a·bi·ner [ kàrrə bnər ] (plural kar·a·bi·ners) |
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ring used in climbing: an oblong metal ring with a spring-hinged fastening, used in rock and mountain climbing for such purposes as clipping a freely running rope to a piton
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| [Mid-20th century. < German Karabiner-haken "spring-hook"; because it attaches a carbine rifle to a belt] |
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