grappling hook
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Grappling_hook_2_%28PSF%29.png/220px-Grappling_hook_2_%28PSF%29.png)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ho͝ok', IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: grap‧pling hook
Noun
[edit]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.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a type of hook
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