: a hook usually with multiple prongs that is typically attached to a rope and is used for grabbing, grappling, or gripping called also grappling iron

Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. The cable car must close its grappling iron and grip the cable before progress can be made. The …

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n. 1. a device consisting of one or more hooks or clamps for grasping or holding; grapple; grappling iron. 2. a small anchor with three or more flukes used for grappling or dragging or for anchoring a small boat.

GRAPPLING IRON definition: a grapnel , esp one used for securing ships | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Definition of grappling iron noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun grappling-iron. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

grappling iron (plural grappling irons) (nautical) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.

A grapnel, esp one used for securing ships.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.