[kar-uh-bee-ner] 
| a D-shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering. |
car·a·bi·ner also kar·a·bi·ner (kār'ə-bē'nər)  (click for larger image in new window) n. An oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device. [German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, hook for a carbine, from Karabiner, carbine, from French carabine; see carbine.] |
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