Definition of "karabiner" []

• Variant of carabiner. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Theo touched the karabiner with his little hands, then he looked up at Hunter with wonder in his eyes."
• "He looped a quick knot at the karabiner, not even sure if the battered piece would still hold, then used his knife to free her wrists."
• "Brace your feet apart and keep them against the wall, he ordered and climbed back up, hand over hand, feeding the rope through his karabiner."