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grappling hook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/ (General-American)
• grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ho͝ok' (General-American)
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Meanings

1. A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.
   • The jibs were extended partially, and the grappling-hooks attached to steel cables, which had been positioned under the engine a week previously. 1946 March and April, C. R. L. Coles, “Re-Railing the Locomotive at Bourne End”, in Railway Magazine, page 96:

Forms

Synonyms

grappling iron · grappling

Translations (18)

ota قارموق (a type of hook) · es granpin (a type of hook) · nl enterhaak (a type of hook) · la harpago (a type of hook) · it rampino (a type of hook) · fi heittokoukku (a type of hook) · nb entrehake (a type of hook) · cmn 鉤爪 /钩爪 (a type of hook) · tr karmuk (a type of hook) · ota رامپه (a type of hook) · pt arpéu (a type of hook) · af enter haak (a type of hook) · fi entraushaka (a type of hook) · es garfio arrojadizo (a type of hook) · hu csáklya (a type of hook) · es arpeo (a type of hook) · fr grappin (a type of hook) · de Enterhaken (a type of hook)