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Grapnel

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Noun

1. grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

2. grapnel, grapnel anchor

a light anchor for small boats

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grapnel

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noun
1. 
a device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope
2. 
a light anchor for small boats

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Grapnel

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noun
a small anchor with usually four or five curved, pointed arms, used for anchoring a small boat, dragging the bottom for objects, or grasping and holding fast to something

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Grapnel

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n.
1. A small anchor with three or more flukes, especially one used for anchoring a small vessel. Also called grapple, grappling.
2. See grapple.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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