snap link

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap link¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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.

From Time Magazine Archive