Definition of Karabiner

1. Noun. An oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes.

Exact synonyms: Carabiner, Snap Ring
Generic synonyms: Fastener, Fastening, Fixing, Holdfast, Hoop, Ring

Definition of Karabiner

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of carabiner) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Karabiner

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Karabiner

kappa angle
kappa chain
kappa granule
kappa particle
kappa particles
kappacism
kappas
kapu
kapuka
kapustinite
kaput
kaput(p)
kaputt
kapwing
kara
karabiner (current term)
karabiners
karada
karagane
karahi
karahis
karaism
karaisms
karait
karaits
karaka
karakas
karakul
karakuls

Literary usage of Karabiner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Military German by Frederick William Charles Lieder, Ray Waldron Pettengill (1918)
"Der einfache karabiner tat in diesem Falle genau dieselben Dienste wie ein Maschinengewehr. Die Franzosen haben geglaubt, dass sie mit dem Maschinengewehr ..."

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