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Clawed device once used in naval warfare
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grappling iron
Word definitions for grappling iron in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context nautical English) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: grapnel , grapple , grappler , grappling hook ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. Grappling iron , a hooked iron used for grappling and holding ...
Usage examples of grappling iron.
This line won't take the strain, and anyway I think the grappling iron would just come splintering out of the wood.
Chip took his grappling iron in one hand and the rat in the other along to where the others were abseiling.
He had to prove to himself there was a plane down there, so he scrounged a rope and grappling iron and began dragging the lake bottom.
Jimmy struggled to get his gun out of his coat pocket, but Archie had also seized a grappling iron and with tremendous force for such a small man, he rammed it straight into Jimmy's chest and sent him sprawling on the deck.
He looked closer and saw the prong of a grappling iron, covered in cloth to muffle sound.