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SCREWGATE KRAB [1 record]

Record 1 1995-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
  • Organized Recreation (General)
CONT

The locking device may be a threaded sleeve which can screw up over the free end of the gate or down over the hinge; in this case the karabiner is commonly referred to as a screw-gate karabiner.

OBS

Carabiners are also known as biners.

OBS

Karabiner: Often shortened to "krab". ... The Italian spelling is carabiner, used in the USA. The German spelling is with a 'k'.

Key term(s)
  • screw gate karabiner
  • screw-gate carabiner
  • screwgate krab
  • screw-gate krab
  • screwgate biner
  • screw-gate biner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
DEF

Type de mousqueton où le blocage du doigt se fait par une bague filetée qui se visse par-dessus l'ouverture au corps du mousqueton pour empêcher l'ouverture intempestive du doigt.

CONT

Mousquetons de sécurité -- mousquetons à vis : Blocage sur bague à vis sans filetage apparent.

Spanish

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