carabiner

metal element shaped like an oval or D-shaped link with a safety clasp, used in climbing, mountaineering and canyoning to connect ropes, anchors, slings or belay devices
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carabiner

Summary

carabiner ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,616 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • carabinier is named after carabiner[2].
  • carabiner is a type of rock and sport climbing equipment[3].
  • carabiner is a type of quickdraw[4].
  • carabiner is part of equipment[5].
  • carabiner is part of quickdraw[6].
  • carabiner is part of Q2981911[7].
  • carabiner is used for protective device[8].
  • carabiner is used for outdoor recreation[9].
  • carabiner is used for climbing[10].
  • carabiner is used for speleology[11].
  • carabiner is used for mountaineering[12].
  • carabiner is used for canyoning[13].
  • carabiner is used for via ferrata[14].
  • carabiner is used for Q1722932[15].
  • carabiner is used for air sports[16].
  • carabiner is used for slacklining[17].
  • carabiner's Commons category is recorded as Carabiners[18].
  • carabiner's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carabiners[19].
  • carabiner's Commons gallery is recorded as Carabiner[20].
  • carabiner's different from is recorded as carabinier[21].
  • carabiner's connects with is recorded as full-harness[22].
  • carabiner's connects with is recorded as belay device[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include rock and sport climbing equipment[3] and quickdraw[4].

Origins

carabinier is named after carabiner[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include protective device[8], outdoor recreation[9], climbing[10], speleology[11], mountaineering[12], and canyoning[13]. Part of include equipment[5], a type of physical object by use[24]; quickdraw[6]; and Q2981911[7].

Why It Matters

carabiner ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,616 views/month).[1] carabiner has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] carabiner is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · BoneheadElsewhere · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → carabinier
    Named after → carabinier
    Part of → equipment, quickdraw, Q2981911
    Part of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q13386767]]"
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