carabiner

car·a·bi·ner

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh-bee-ner]
- /ˌkær əˈbi nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh-bee-ner]
- /ˌkær əˈbi nər/

Definitions of carabiner word

noun carabiner in mountain climbing, an oval metal ring with a snap link used to fasten a rope to the piton 3
noun carabiner a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering. 1
noun carabiner A coupling link with a safety closure, used by rock climbers. 1
noun carabiner A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects. 0

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Origin of carabiner

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; < Austrian German Karabiner, shortening of German Karabinerhaken carbine hook, equivalent to Karabiner (< French carabine carbine + German -er -er1) + Haken hook1; it was originally used to fasten carbines to bandoleers

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Parts of speech for Carabiner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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carabiner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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