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grapnel
noun as in anchor
noun as in claw
noun as in grip
Example Sentences
According to an online video, the company sometimes uses grapnels to snag severed fiber-optic cables and haul them to the surface, where the ends are spliced back together.
Dad went to work getting the grapnel hook ready.
A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast.
There’s a built-in cowl respirator, a pneumatic tranquilizer gun, grapnel gun, strobe stun gun, two-radio, ultrasonic anti-dog device, and, of course, smoke bombs, Batarangs, and fireball shooting gear plus a bunch of other awesome functions.
You lower down a grapnel, which is like a big shovel, and pull up each side of the cable and buoy them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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