Explore Carabiner through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hoop or ring. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Carabiner meaning
A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
Using Carabiner
- The main meaning on this page is: A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.
- Useful related words include: karabiner, snap ring, hoop, ring.
- In the example corpus, carabiner often appears in combinations such as: to carabiner.
Context around Carabiner
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carabiner
- In this selection, "carabiner" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, locking, belay, biners, style, keyrings and power stand out and add context to how "carabiner" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a standard carabiner rating and categories of carabiner auto locking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carabiner" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carabiner
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Center is a standard carabiner rating. (6 words)
Buy a large, pear-shaped locking carabiner to use as your belay carabiner. (13 words)
Locking mechanisms There are three broad categories of carabiner: auto locking, manual locking, and non-locking. (16 words)
It can also be used to isolate a worn section of rope, where the knot is tied such that the worn section is isolated in the loop (which of course does not receive a carabiner nor bear any loads in this case). (42 words)
This shockproof case is made from absorbent TPU, and comes with an attachment for Armor-X’s system, so it can be attached to a carabiner clip, a bike mount, arm-band, car mount, and loads more. (37 words)
It comes in a wide variety of colors, which is good, because the integrated carabiner will let you clip it to whatever’s handy—which is far more convenient and durable than a cloth strap. (35 words)
Example sentences (10)
Buy a large, pear-shaped locking carabiner to use as your belay carabiner.
Often referred to as carabiner-style or as mini-biners, carabiner keyrings and other light-use clips of similar style and design have also become popular.
Each one of these mechanical machines contains retractable webbing that is attached to a carabiner which the climber must clip to their harness before they climb in order to do so securely.
Additionally, you can keep the Crater C33LX hanging at your waist or attach it to something using the carabiner.
The warrant for Braxton’s arrest states that he shoplifted a Goseries Rechargeable Waterproof Flameless Lighter with Flashlight & Carabiner Power Bank valued at $30.
It comes in a wide variety of colors, which is good, because the integrated carabiner will let you clip it to whatever’s handy—which is far more convenient and durable than a cloth strap.
This shockproof case is made from absorbent TPU, and comes with an attachment for Armor-X’s system, so it can be attached to a carabiner clip, a bike mount, arm-band, car mount, and loads more.
Center is a standard carabiner rating.
It can also be used to isolate a worn section of rope, where the knot is tied such that the worn section is isolated in the loop (which of course does not receive a carabiner nor bear any loads in this case).
Locking mechanisms There are three broad categories of carabiner: auto locking, manual locking, and non-locking.
Common combinations with carabiner
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to carabiner 2×