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n. - A soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine.

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Usage examples (31)
  • A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine.
  • Cables built into Glinda's costume terminate in the area of her lower back with a carabineer that locks onto the Bubble's frame.
  • But in a week, no one will know how I got the Budweiser lanyard, they'll just be awe-inspired by my beer-bottle shaped carabineer.
  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Two Charlotte Mosier ice tools, curved handles, one pad, two runners, one locking carabineer and some anchor strap.
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