snap ring

1. 1.

   an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes

   Synonymscarabinerkarabiner

   Broaderhoopfastener

Questions about snap ring

What does snap ring mean?

snap ring means "an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes".

What is another word for snap ring?

Close synonyms include carabiner, karabiner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is snap ring a common word?

snap ring is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.