Meanings
noungrappling iron (plural grappling irons)
plural grappling irons
- nauticalA metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.
Synonyms: grappling, grappling hook
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish entraushaka
- entraushakametal hook used to hold two ships together
Icelandic stafnljár
- stafnljármetal hook used to hold two ships together
Italian raffio
- raffiometal hook used to hold two ships together
Latin harpagō
- harpagōmetal hook used to hold two ships together
Swedish änterhake
- änterhakemetal hook used to hold two ships together
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Chicago
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