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carabiner

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/Part of speech nounSorted aabceinrrStarts with CEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A metal loop with a spring gate used for climbing, rigging, or fastening gear.

Word origin

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken (“carbine hook”), reflecting that such a link was used for gear slinging even before it was used for rock climbing.

Used in a sentence

  • A carrabeener (metal clasp used in rock climbing) inside the pipes was devised as a release out, a tactic lent to them by Greenpeace.

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