grappling iron

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ī'ərn, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌaɪɚn/
Hyphenation: grap‧pling iron

Noun[edit]

grappling iron (plural grappling irons)

(nautical) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

metal hook used to hold two ships together

Finnish: entraushaka
Galician: arpeo (gl) m
Icelandic: stafnljár m
Italian: raffio m
Latin: harpagō m
Swedish: änterhake c

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