grapnel
Example Sentences
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At some 500 feet the tanker's ejector flung out a grapnel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 went to work getting the grapnel hook ready.
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
With a rope and a grapnel he might be able to get over that wall.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
