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snap link

American  

noun

  1. a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.

Etymology

Origin of snap link

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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Attached to my waist was a three-foot-long safety tether with a carabiner, or snap- link, at the distal end.

From Literature

I brought with me a 4-ft. safety belt I'd fashioned with a clothesline rope, a Dring and a metal snap link.

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