grappling hook
English
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A grappling hook.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ho͝ok', IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/
- Hyphenation: grap‧pling hook
Noun
grappling hook (plural grappling hooks)
- A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.
- 1946 March and April, C. R. L. Coles, “Re-Railing the Locomotive at Bourne End”, in Railway Magazine, page 96:
- The jibs were extended partially, and the grappling-hooks attached to steel cables, which had been positioned under the engine a week previously.
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Synonyms
- grappling
- grappling iron
Translations
a type of hook
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