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n. (plural of grappling iron English)
Usage examples of "grappling irons".
Soon, each drawn by two warriors, the anchor-hooks, curved and three-pronged, not unlike large grappling irons, emerged dripping from the mud on the marsh.
As the grappling irons were hurled over the Arcturus's bulwarks and the two hulls were lashed together, Mansur fired another point' blank salvo from his starboard battery, then led his men across in a howling berserker rush.
Daniel and his crew -hurled grappling irons over the galleon's rail, and immediately stormed up them, hand over hand.
Our sudden broadside as they came up to use their grappling irons had been totally unexpected.
The Northland army was drawing up its lines along the base of the Outer Wall, the familiar scaling ladders, ropes, and grappling irons held ready for the assault.
No, they'll keep the windward and lock alongside with grappling irons, then swarm aboard like devils let out of Hell.
More grappling irons rattled over the walls, jerking taut instantly and biting into the stone as hundreds of hands applied pressure below.
Despite this, there were wild-eyed men standing up on the bows of the first galliot, grappling irons in hand.
I want them alongside, hooked on with grappling irons, because I want to capture them undamaged.