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grappling iron

, hook
a grapnel, esp one used for securing ships
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grappling iron

[′grap·liŋ ‚ī·ərn]
(design engineering)
grapple hook
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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