1) Crampon 2) Crampoon 3) Grapple
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1) French word used in English 2) Grapple 3) Grappler 4) Grappling hook 5) Grappling iron 6) Mountaineering aid 7) Small anchor 8) Tool
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small anchor used for dragging or grappling
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small anchor used for dragging or grappling
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Small, four- or five-pronged anchor dragged to locate objects or anchor small boats.
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• (n.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.
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Grap'nel noun [ Middle English
grapenel , dim. from French
grappin t he grapple of a ship; of German origin. See
Grape .]
(Nautical) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a gr...
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A Grapnel, or grapling is a sort of small anchor, fitted with four or five flukes or claws, and commonly used to fasten boats or other small vessels. The name was also given to the grappling-iron formerly used in naval engagements to hold one ship to another.
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[
n] - a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding 2. [n] - a light anchor for small boats
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grappler noun a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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grapnel anchor noun a light anchor for small boats
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