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grapnel

1. a device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope

2. a light anchor for small boats

grapnel [′grap·nəl]

(design engineering)

An implement with claws used to recover a lost core, drill fittings, and junk from a borehole or for other grappling operations. Also known as grapple.

(naval architecture)

An anchor with four or five hooks used for dragging the bottom or for anchorage.

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