grappling iron

Example Sentences

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Before we began to descend at full speed the grappling iron had been pitched over, and, fortunately, got a firm hold in a ridge of the ploughed land.

From Faces and Places by Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir

"Weel, lad, what luck?" enquired Spink, as Swankie and he met—the former with a grappling iron on his shoulder, the latter staggering under the weight of a mass of metal.

From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

At that instant I suddenly arose and threw the grappling iron.

From Tales of the Fish Patrol by Varian, George

"There's some sort of grappling iron, or cable with a hook on it, being lowered from the surface, and it's near the wreck," was the answer.

From Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

Little had I imagined how difficult it would be to move the grappling iron, so heavy was the great length of rope.

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler