Definition of carabiner Carabiner

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What does carabiner mean?

Noun Plural: carabiners
carabiner - an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
		karabiner, snap ring
		hoop, ring a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

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carabiner (Noun)
A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

carabiner
A closed ring, made of light alloy, equipped with a gate and used to pass climbing ropes.

A Carabiner is a metal loop, which can be opened on one side. The other side is often called "spine". Carabiners are often used for rock climbing, sailing and canoeing. They also are often used for construction of high buildings or window cleaning. The word comes from the German word "Karabinerhaken", which means "hook for a carbine".

Use in climbing.

In rock climbing a special kind of carabiner is used. This carabiner is called HMS. HMS is German and is short for "Halbmastwurfsicherung", a knot which is called Munter Hitch in English. HMS carabiners a very strong. They can hold loads up to 20 kN. All HMS carabiners have a screw lock. Other securing devices like a Grigri or an ATC must be used in combination with a HMS carabiner.