different between carabine vs carabiner

English

Etymology

From French carabine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæ??b?n/

Verb

carabine (third-person singular simple present carabines, present participle carabining, simple past and past participle carabined)

1. (transitive, nautical or rock climbing) To attach via carabiner.

Noun

carabine (plural carabines)

1. (military) A carbine.

Anagrams

• Cabirean

French

Etymology

1611, alternative spelling charabine late 16th century, from carabin.The meaning "mistress of one of the carabins" is recorded in the dictionary of Guérin (1892).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?a.bin/

Noun

carabine f (plural carabines)

1. rifle
2. mistress of a cavalry soldier.

Descendants

• German: Karabiner

Further reading

• “carabine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• bancaire

Italian

Noun

carabine f

1. plural of carabina

Anagrams

• baciarne
• bancarie

English

Alternative forms

• karabiner

Etymology

Shortened from German Karabinerhaken.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?.???bi.n?/

Noun

carabiner (plural carabiners)

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

Synonyms

• biner
• krab
• crab
• snap-link

Related terms

• carabine

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