carabiner

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 16
Letters: 9

Pronunciation

/ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/(UK)

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/ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/(UK) · /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/

Definition of carabiner

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects or for slinging gear (equipment) on one's person.

“A carrabeener (metal clasp used in rock climbing) inside the pipes was devised as a release out, a tactic lent to them by Greenpeace.”

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Etymology

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken (“carbine hook”), reflecting that such a link was used for gear slinging even before it was used for rock climbing.

Anagrams of carabiner

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CARRIBEAN 13 pts

Words you can make from carabiner

164 playable · top: CARABINE (12 pts)

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

40 words

4-letter words

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3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

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