grapnel

Example Sentences

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At some 500 feet the tanker's ejector flung out a grapnel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dad went to work getting the grapnel hook ready.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

We pulled in the pole and threw out the grapnel hook, watching the attached rope spin from its coil on the boat floor.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Dad said that if the kayak was still there, we could snare it with the grapnel hook, which was actually an extra anchor he kept on board.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman