grapnel

Speech parts

1. grapnel - Noun

2. grapnel - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grapple grappler grappling iron grappling hook grapnel anchor paw support hold tool piton cinch hasp awl link stay
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Antonyms

repulse fight combat boat dispute counter
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Hypernyms

tool anchor ground tackle

Hyponyms

crampon crampoon

Examples

Grapnel anchor A traditional design, the grapnel is merely a shank with four or more tines. Source: Internet

In the United States, SAA International Ltd manufacture a 150 ft·lb crossbow-launched version of the U.S. Army type classified Launched Grapnel Hook (LGH), among other mine countermeasure solutions designed for the middle-eastern theatre. Source: Internet

Special "grapnel tanks" towed hooks to pull away the German barbed wire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

graple graplin grapline grapnel anchor GRAPO grappa